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3.3.1 Test
Vocabulary test was used to measure students’ vocabulary achievement. There
were 40 questions with 4 options: a, b, c and d. To be clear, it can be seen in the
following sub chapter:
3.3.1.1 Pre-test and Post-test
The pre-test was done in the two classes in the first meeting before the treatment of teaching vocabulary, to see the students’ basic mastery of vocabulary.
The post-test was done in the two classes after the treatment of teaching vocabulary by using the test in the pre-test. The result of the post-test was
compared with the result of the pre-test to analyze the improvement of the students’ vocabulary through word mapping.
3.3.2 Non Test
Non test instrument was used in form of questionnaire which was employed to know students’ perception toward word mapping technique. The description can
be seen in the following part:
3.3.2.1 Questionnaire
To answer the third research question, the researcher distributed close-ended questionaire. This instrument was given to experimental class. The questionnaire
was prepared to answer all the questions dealing with students’ preception. The questions were translated into Bahasa Indonesia in order to avoid mis
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interpretation by the students. The specification of students’ perception questionaire can be seen as follow.
Table 3.1 Specification Table of Students’ Perception Questionaire No
Objective Aspect
Indicators Number of Item
1 This specification is
used to assess the students’ perception
about the vocabulary learning through Word
Mapping technique. Students’
Perception .
Preparation .
. Presentation
. Method Execution
. Teacher-Students
Interaction .
Learners’ Satisfaction 1,2,3
5,6,7,8,9,10 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,1
9,20 22,23,24,25,27,28,29
4,11,21,26,30
3.4 Research Procedure
In conducting the research, the writer did the research by these following steps:
3.4.1 Conducting the Try-out Test
The try-out test is conducted in the first meeting in another class which was chosen purposively out of the two classes, to know the quality of the test as the
instrument of the research. The number of the test items was fifty items which contains four options of answer for each A, B, C, and D. The time allocation was
eighty minutes. This test was administered to the students in order to have a good test quality, which has not only good reliability and good validity, but also good
level of difficulty.
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