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group and giving score to the group which could answer the researcher’s question correctly. Almost all of the students participated in the teaching-learning process.
2 The Learning Progress of Cycle 2
In Cycle 2, the students showed a very good improvement in learning. They were also actively involved in the learning process. They were braver either
to pronounce or spell the word. They could pronounce the word well. They could also spell the word well too. Their understanding of the meaning of word was
getting better too. In constructing the word into a very simple sentence, the students showed a very good progress. They could construct the word well, they
even could write it. The result of Post test 2 showed that the students’ vocabulary mastery, especially in aspects of spelling and using word improved.
d. Reflection of Cycle 2
Having implemented Cycle 2, the researcher and the collaborator did the reflection of the teaching and learning process using Play School DVD. The result
of the reflection was used to know whether the teaching and learning is successful or not.
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1 The Results of the Teaching and Learning Process of Cycle 2
Reflecting the result of teaching and learning process, the researcher and the collaborator referred to the field notes. According to the field notes, the
teaching and learning processes were run effectively. The researcher could do all the procedures and steps from the beginning to the end well. The researcher did
her role as a controller, an organizer, a resource, an observer and an assessor excellently.
2 The Learning Progress of Cycle 2
To evaluate the improvement of the students’ vocabulary mastery, the researcher took the result of Post-test 2 and compared to that of Post-test 1. The
improvement can be recognized by comparing the students’ average score of Post- test 1 and the students’ average score of Post-test 2. The students’ average score
of Post-test 1 is 66.68 and the students’ average score of Post-test 2 is 86.3. From the result of post test 2, there were 3 students 12.5 who got above 60, 2
students 8.33 got above 70, 9 students 37.5 got above 80, and 10 students 41.67 got more than 90. It can be concluded that the activities in Cycle 2 were
successful and the students made satisfying progress. More detail data about the Post-test 2 result can be found in Appendix 7.e.
The result of Post-test 2 based on the vocabulary aspects was also evaluated. The average score of: 1 pronunciation is 97.92; 2 spelling is 84.17;
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word meaning is 83.75, and 4 the using of word is 79.17. Below is the table of the result of Post-test 2.
Table 4.7 The Students’ Scores of Post-test 2 Viewed from Their Vocabulary Aspects
Vocabulary Aspects Highest
Lowest Average
Pronunciation 100
83.33 97.92
Spelling 100
60 84.17
Word meaning 100
65 83.75
The use of word 100
50 79.17
From the data above, it is clear that the students were successful in pronouncing the word, spelling the word, understanding the meaning of the word,
and using the word in a sentence. The average scores that were got by the students were more than 60 for each indicator.
The percentage of the students based on the result of their score in Post- test 2 viewed from their vocabulary aspects can be seen in the following table.
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4.8. The Percentage of the Students based on the Result of Their Score in Post- test 2 Viewed from Their Vocabulary Aspects.
Vocabulary Aspects 60
≥60 – 79 ≥80
Pronunciation 0 student
0 student 24 students
0,00 0,00
100,00
Spelling 0 student
5 students 19 students
0,00 20.83
79.17
Word meaning 0 student
5 students 19 students
0,00 20,83
79,17
The use of word 5 students
10 students 9 students
20.83 41.67
37,50
From the table, it can be concluded that almost all of the students got better result in pronouncing the word, spelling the word, understanding the
meaning of word, and using the word in a sentence. More than 75 students got more than 60 in each aspect of vocabulary. It means that most of them had passed
the passing grade for the English subject. Therefore, Cycle 3 is not necessarily done.
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D. Research Findings
Analyzing the data of the study, the researcher found several findings to answer the problems of the research: 1 Can “Play School DVD” improve the
students’ vocabulary mastery?; 2 What are the strengths and the weaknesses of the implementation of Play School DVD in improving the students’ vocabulary
mastery? The research findings are presented in the following section.
1. Improvement of the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery.
Before the study, the researcher found that the students in class 1E faced problems in vocabulary mastery. They got problems in pronouncing the word,
spelling the word, knowing the meaning of the word, and constructing the word into s simple sentence. The researcher tried to solve the problems by using Play
School DVD so that the students’ vocabulary mastery could be improved. The
result of teaching and learning vocabulary using Play School DVD showed that the students’ vocabulary mastery improved.
The improvement can be observed by comparing: a the scores of Pre-test and Post-test 1; b the scores of Post-test 1
and Post-test 2.
a. The Score of Pre-test and Post-test 1
The improvement of the students’ mastery in vocabulary can be showed in the following table:
