CHAPTER IV RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND FINDING
A. Research Methodology
1. The Purpose of Research
The purpose of this research is to prove some theories whether it is true that picture dictionary can give significant improvement on students’ achievement in
vocabulary and to get empirical data about the formulated problem. 2. The Place and Time of Study
The writer was carried out the research at SDI Islamic Basic School Al- Fakhriyyah on Jl. Madrasah 1 Sukabumi Utara Jakarta Barat. He conducted the
research, on 7-30 September 2006.
3. The Population and Sample
The writer did the research to the fourth grade of SDI Al-Fakhriyyah that involved in the teaching learning process using picture dictionary. The population of
the fourth grade is 29 students. It is only one class. The writer took them all as sample.
4. The Method of Study
This study uses descriptive evaluative method. This study based on field research. In field research, the writer conducted an observation and an interview with
the English teacher of the school the research was done at SDI Al-Fakhriyah Jakarta. The teacher gave the achievement tests; pre test and post test. The pre test
was done before the class began, and the post test was given at the end of the teaching and learning process.
5. The Techniques of Collecting Data
The techniques which are used by the writer to collect the Data in this writing are:
1. The Checklist for Observation and experiment
The writer entered the classroom while the students and the teacher did the teaching and learning process. He observed the process of teaching and learning
process from beginning until ending. He used the observation sheet to observe the teaching and learning process see appendix
In the experiment, the writer taught the students using picture dictionary and then gave the tests pre-test and post-test for students. The pre-test was done
for the students before teaching and learning process, the post-test was done after teaching and learning process.
2. The Test The writer divided the test into two questions for pre-test some questions
about vocabulary without pictures and post-test some questions about vocabulary by using pictures.
The writer gave the pre-test for the students before teaching and learning process, and he gave the post-test after teaching and learning process.
3. The Techniques of Analyzing the Data
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