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CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
This chapter presents the conclusions of the findings and suggestions for the English teachers, the students, and the other researchers.
5.1 Conclusion
Regarding the results of hypothesis verification and the discussion in the previous chapter, it can be concluded that there was a significant effect of using
puzzles on the eighth grade s tudents’ vocabulary achievement at SMPN 14 Jember in
the 20132014 academic year. It was indicated by the significant value in the independent sample of t-test. The significant value was 0.001 lower than 0.05. It
means that the students who were taught vocabularies by using puzzles in the experimental group had better achievement than the students who were taught by
using lecturing method in the control group.
5.2 Suggestions
Since there is a significant effect of using puzzles on the eighth grade students’ vocabulary achievement, puzzles can be used as media in teaching English
especially teaching vocabulary. Thus, the researcher proposes some suggestions to the following people:
5.2.1 The English Teachers
It is suggested that the English teachers of SMPN 14 Jember use puzzles to teach vocabulary. It can be used as media to help the students understand and
comprehend the vocabulary.
5.2.2 The Students
It is suggested that the students at SMPN 14 Jember use puzzle to increase
English vocabulary in daily life in order to keep their vocabularies in their mind.
5.2.3 The Other Researchers
It is hoped that the result of this research can be used as a consideration for other researchers to conduct further research dealing with a similar topic by using
different research area and research design such as classroom action research.
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RESEARCH MATRIX TITLE
PROBLEM VARIABLES
INDICATOR DATA SOURCE
RESEARCH METHOD HYPOTHESIS
The Effect of Using Puzzle
on the Eighth Grade
Students’ Vocabularies
Achievement at SMPN 14
Jember in the 20132014
Academic Year
Is there any significant
effect of using Puzzle on the
Eighth Grade Students’
Vocabularies Achievement
at SMPN 14 Jember in the
20132014 Academic
Year 1.
Independent: Teaching
vocabulary using puzzle
2. Dependent:
Students’ Vocabulary
achievement 1.1.
Puzzle
1.2. Adverb
Noun Verb
Adjective 1.
Respondent: The eighth
grades students at SMPN 14
Jember in the 20132014
Academic Year 2.
Informants: -Teacher
3. Documents
from Staff Administration
1. Area determination
purposive sampling 2.
Respondent determination:
Cluster randomized
3. Data selection
- Test
- Interview
- Documentation
4. Data analysis method
by using SPSS There is a
significant effect of using puzzle on the
eighth grade students’
vocabularies achievement at
SMPN 14 Jember in the 20132014
Academic Year
Supporting Data Instruments
a. Interview Guide