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d The fourth meeting
In this meeting, post-test 2 was conducted. The result of post- test 2 showed the improvement of students’ mean score. The mean
score increased from 67.29 in post-test 1 to 75.43 in post-test 2.
5. Reflecting and Evaluating the Action
A great improvement was taken from the action in cycle 2. The class activity had also started to be more conducive and enjoyable to the
students. The teaching and learning process was better than cycle 1. They became enthusiastic than before. They responded to the class
activity well. Most of them began to be active, not only in paying attention but also in answering the teachers’ questions.
In this cycle, they liked working together and to have competition with the other students or groups in doing tasks. Although
the class was noisy, the noise was the students’ interaction with their friends talking about the lesson or the students’ errors.
The researcher saw that the students could do the task well without seeing the books. The students still remembered the vocabulary
taught by the teacher. They could answer the teacher’s question correctly. They could also do experiential learning activity well. They
are encouraged to show up their ability. They had courage to correct their friends, give advice or debate about the answer or tasks. It seemed
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that they have self-confident to share their knowledge. It indicates that they were able to grasp and remember the vocabulary and its meaning.
To support the data, in the end of cycle 2, the researcher conducted the post-test. The mean of the pre-test scores was 56.79 and
the mean of the post-test scores 75.43. There was an improvement of the students’ vocabulary mastery after cycle 2.
By analyzing the result of observation and the scores, the researcher concluded that experiential learning was actually appropriate
to be used to teach English to elementary school students. Experiential learning could help students in memorizing, pronouncing, spelling,
using the words and also made students pay attention to the lesson. The summary result of cycle 2 can be seen on the table below:
Table 4.2 The Summary Result of Cycle 2
Class condition based on the result data from Observation Cycle 1
Cycle 2 1. There were some who were still
forget vocabulary. 2. There were some who were still
incorrect in writing down words. 3. There were some who still
mispronounced the words 4. There were some still misused
the structure of the sentences 5. There were some who still shy,
afraid . 1. They could remember
vocabulary. 2. They could write the words
correctly. 3. They could pronounce words
correctly. 4. They could use vocabulary in a
sentence. 5. Brave, not shy.
6. self-confident.
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6. There were some who still felt doubt.
7. There were some who still having little vocabulary.
8. Innovative teacher. 7. Having much vocabulary.
8. Using various methods.
Students’ vocabulary Mastery Cycle 1
Cycle 2 1. Pronunciation : fair
2. Spelling : fair 3. Words usage : fair
4. Meaning : fair 5. Pronunciation : good
6. Spelling : good 7. Words usage : good
8. Meaning : good
Students’ vocabulary Mastery Based on the post-test Post-test Cycle 1
Post-test Cycle 2
Mean : 67.29 Mean: 75.43
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E. Discussion 1. The Strength
