Discussion of the Finding

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E. Discussion of the Finding

From the data of the table above, there are finding of the research. The first is the improvement of students’ vocabulary mastery. Before the action research, the students’ vocabulary mastery was low. But, after the action research, the student’s vocabulary mastery improved. Beside that for the test score, before the action research, the students’ test score was low. And then after the action research, the students test score was improved. It can be seen in the result both of pre-test and post-test. The score were 5.07 in pre-test and 6.65 in post-test 1. The score in cycle 2 is 7.79 in post-test. Furthermore, the students English vocabulary mastery. Before the action research, there are some problems in learning vocabulary mastery. 1 The students got difficulties to pronounce the words. 2 The students got difficulties in used of words. 3 The students got difficulties to spell the words. 4 The students got difficulties to conduct the meaning. After the action research, the students can pronounce the words. The students can use the words in the correct pronunciation, although there were very few students who could practice their ability in correct pronunciation in every meeting. Beside that, the students can use the words in simple sentences. They could use the English words in a real communication like commanding to their friends about the topics. And then, the students can find the meaning of words. They are can remembered the meaning of English words. The last, the students can spell the words correctly. They fell learning vocabulary using TPR is much enjoyed. So, they could spell the words easier. commit to user 74 Related to the class situation, before the action research the researcher found some problems. First, the students were noise and gave a little attention to the researcher explanation during teaching learning process. In another words, the students have short attention and concentration span in learning vocabulary. Second, the students just kept silent and were not willing to speak English in the English class. Third, the students tended to be passive learner. And, the students were lazy to do exercise that given by the teacher. After the action research, for the class situation generally ran well. First, the students were not noise and gave a full attention to the researcher explanation during teaching learning process. Second, The students willing to speak English in the English class. Third, the students tended to be active learner. Then, the students were not lazy to do exercise that given by the teacher. When the students were being tested in post-test, the researcher could consider that most of the students had achievement in mastering vocabulary. It could be seen from the students’ test. It indicated they could answer the questions related to the material which given in learning process. The students could pronounce the words correctly, they could choose the appropriate word used it in the sentences, they known the words relations. Related to the improvement of the students’ vocabulary mastery from cycle 1 to cycle 2, it can be drown in table below: commit to user 75 Table 5.The Improvement of the Students’ Score Table 6 .The Sample of the Students’ vocabulary Score Students’ Initial Name DKA IWAW R Pre-test 4.75 4.00 6.50 Post-test 1 5.00 6.00 7.50 Post-test 2 6.00 8.50 9.00 Mean Score 5.25

6.16 7.66

Sub cycle Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Kind of test Pre-test Post-test 1 Post-test 2 Mean of the students’ score

5.07 6.65

7.79 Increase of the students’ mean score 1.58 1.14 commit to user 76 Note: DKA : Dimas Karunia A R : Rahmadani IAWA : Irzad Wendra Adi Wardana Table 6 is the sample of three students who are categorized as high competence, medium competence and low competence. From the table, it can be seen that there is improvement between pre-test to post-test 1 to post test 2. The three students’ sample indicated that the students’ vocabulary mastery score improves. commit to user 77

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion

Based on the result of the research, the researcher concluded that Total Physical Response TPR can be used as the technique in improving the students’ vocabulary mastery and the quality of the teaching learning process. The result of the final test conveys that there was a significant progress on the students’ achievement in doing vocabulary test after the research conducted. In addition, the teaching and learning activity was more living than that before the research. The students were more active in joining the lesson. It could be seen from the result of the observation conducted by the researcher and the English teacher and the evaluation of the tasks having done by the students on each meeting. Furthermore, the problems that the writer found in his observation before conducting the action research could be solved. The following is the explanation of each of them: 1. The improvement of the students’ vocabulary mastery. a The result of pre-test and post-test. During the research, the researcher identified that the students’ vocabulary mastery is still low. Especially in comprehending and writing the words correctly. By learning vocabulary using TPR, the students’ vocabulary mastery has improved. The improvement of the students’ achievement in mastering vocabulary could be seen from the test score.