Sule was born on 15 November 1976 in Bandung, West Java. He speaks Sundanese
fluently. He also learns Javanese. Sule is very unique. His hair is long with brown and yellow
color. He has an oval face, flat nose and slanting eyes. People know Sule as a ridiculous man and
full of jokes. He is very funny. His joke make everyone smile even belly laughing. Sule plays in
several TV shows such as Opera Van Java OVJ, Awas Ada Sule, PAS Mantab, and Saung
Sule. He can also sing very well. He has a very famous song entitled Susis Suami Sieun Istri.
http:www.sekolahoke.com .
The language features used in the descriptive text above are as follows: d. Using certain noun, such as comedian, face, nose, eyes, jokes, color, Sule.,
etc. e. Using simple present tense
Example: •
People call him Sule. •
He also learns Javanese. f. Using adjectives
Example: Unique, long, funny, ridiculous, famous, oval, flat. g. Using adverb
Example: Fluently.
2.5 Research Hypothesis
Based on the research problems and the related literature above, the hypothesis in this research was formulated as follow: “There was a significant
effect of using Word Cards on the seventh grade students’ vocabulary achievement at SMPN 14 Jember”.
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Chapter 3. Research Methods
This chapter presents the research methods applied in this research. They were: research design, area determination method, respondent determination method,
operational definitions of the terms, data collection method, and data analysis method.
3.1 The Research Design
An experimental research is the most conclusive of scientific method, because the researcher actually establishes different treatments and studies their effects, and
the results of this research are likely to lead to the most clear-cut interpretations Fraenkel and Wallen, 2009:9. Because the aim of this research was to know whether
there was a significant effect of using Word Cards on the student’s vocabulary achievement, an experimental research was appropriate to be used. The research
design used was quasi experimental design with nonequivalent group posttest only design. It means that unlike a true experimental research, this research design could
not completely control or manipulate all relevant variables because of the extraneous variables in giving the treatment.
This research used two classes that were taken at random by lottery from the four available classes of the seventh grade at SMPN 14 Jember based on the result of
homogeneity test. The design of this research was illustrated in the following diagram.
Group Treatment Posttest
A X
O B
O
Explanation: A: The experimental group
B: The control group X: Treatment
O: Post-test McMillan, 1992:175
The activities of the design were as follows. 1. Administering homogeneity test to all classes of the seventh grade in order to
know the homogeneity of the population. 2. Analyzing the scores of homogeneity test by using ANOVA Analysis of
Variance. From the result of the homogeneity test, it was found that the population was homogenous.
3. Taking two classes by using lottery and they were determined to be the experimental group and the control group.
4. Giving a treatment to the experimental class by teaching vocabulary by using Word Cards and the control class was taught vocabulary without using Word
Cards. 5. Administering the try out vocabulary test to establish validity, reliability, the
difficulty level of the test items, the time of the test whether it was sufficient or not, and the instruction of the test whether it was clear or not. The try out was
given to a class which belonged neither to the experimental group nor the control group.
6. Administering the vocabulary post-test to the experimental group and the control group.
7. Analyzing the post-test results by using t-test formula of 5 significance level to know whether the mean difference between the two groups was
significant or not. 8. Drawing a conclusion to answer the research problem.
3.2 Area determination Method
