results of data analysis of research subjects in their English words learning achievement, they were able to achieve the initial standard.
Students’ characteristics in OI 743 Petra Children Development Center were suit able to the use of pictures in learning English words. They were
interested in the use of imagery stuffs as the strategy to teach English words. By concentrating on the visual objects, the researcher could lead the subjects to focus
their mind on the English words they learned.
4.1.1.2 Second Cycle
The second cycle was conducted to verify the first cycle result since the chosen strategy in the first cycle worked effectively. The second research
functioned as a verification cycle. It used the same strategy as in the first cycle. It consisted of the same stages as in the first cycle. They were clarifying vision,
articulating theories, implementing action collecting data and reflecting informed action planning informed action. Since it functioned as clarification
cycle, the researcher just conducted the implementing action collecting data afterwards and reflecting action planning informed action afterwards. It was
conducted on May 21
st
, 2007 and reviewed on May 28
th
, 2007. The place was in OI 743 Petra Children Development Center. The subjects of this research were
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4.1.1.2.1 Implementing Action and Collecting Data
The first stage of implementing action and collecting data in the cycle was determination of the aim of the second cycle. The second cycle verified whether
the strategy used in the first cycle worked effectively in the second cycle or not. The strategy worked if the students could memorize fourteen out of fifteen
English words. In order to record the progress of the students and to measure students’ achievement, the researcher used Triangulation Matrix and weekly quiz.
The main data were Triangulation Matrix data and the supporting data were the weekly quizzes result.
The verification cycle was conducted on May 21
st
, 2007 and reviewed on May 28
th
, 2007. The class took for one hour; it started at 16.00 p.m. and finished at 17.00 p.m. The place was in OI 743 Petra Children Development Center. The
subjects of this research were the fifth grade students of elementary school. The class consisted of twenty students. Out of twenty, five students were chosen as
the subjects of the research. They were selected based on the consideration that the students were at the same level and they had similar characteristics. The
researcher chose three girls and two boys. This proportion was based on the number of students. The students consisted of twenty students with the number of
the class was dominated by girls. The class consisted of 23 of girls and 13 of the class was boys.
Dealing with the learning activities inside of the class, the researcher had set the lesson plans for verification cycle. In the class, the researcher facilitated
the students with the same exercises as in the first cycle. They were written and PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
oral exercises. The researcher drilled the students orally to pronounce the words correctly. It was done as an oral exercise. Then for the written exercise, the
researcher proposed to use fill in the blanks practice. The class was ended with reviewing the English words given.
4.1.1.2.2 Reflecting and Planning Informed Action
The first stage of reflecting and planning informed action in this research was analyzing the data. Based on the data, the researcher found that students were
able to memorize up to fourteen out of fifteen English words with the same strategy as in the first cycle. Students were also more active in joining the class.
They were more interested when pictures took place in the teaching. Moreover, the pictures also helped the students to understand the translation of each English
word.
4.3 Discussions
