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class. The research also investigates the correlation between their perceptions and their final achievements at the end of semester.
2. Lecturers
The research provides the lecturers with the knowledge of perception and its connection with the students’ achievements in mastering vocabulary. As a
result, the lecturers are likely encouraged to build atmospheres which encourage the students to have positive perceptions which will lead them to have positive
behavioral responses.
3. Other Researchers
The researcher hopes that the research could inspire the future researchers who will conduct similar research and further discussion on the implementation of
vocabulary weekly tests in teaching-learning activities.
4. General readers
For general readers, the researcher hopes that the research may enrich and broaden their knowledge of language teaching techniques, especially on the
implementation of vocabulary weekly tests.
F. Definition of Terms
This section presents several key terms and their definitions dealing with what the researcher intends to discuss throughout the research. The objective is to
make clarification and to avoid any misconception about the research. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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1. Perception In Oxford Advanced Learners Hornby, 1995: 977, perception is defined
as “the way you notice things, especially with the senses.” In Collins Co-build English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
Sinclair, 2001: 1142, perception is “the way you think about it or the impression you have of it.” According to
Altman, et al. 1985: 85, perception is perceived as “the way stimuli are selected and grouped by a person so that they can be meaningfully interpreted.” Another
definition stated by Gibson 1975: 13 argues that perception is the process of extracting information from stimulation emanating from the objects, places, and
events in the world around us. Meanwhile, Huffman 1997: 97 affirms “perception is the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory data
into useful mental representations of the world.” In the research, perception deals with the students’ thoughts, feelings, and views about the implementation of
weekly tests in Vocabulary I class. 2. Mastery
In Webster New and Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus 1999: 319, mastery is perceived as “dominion, superiority, possession or display of great skill
or knowledge.” While in Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus, mastery is “dominion, sway, comprehensive knowledge or use of a subject or instrument”
Oxford, 2005: 922. More to the point, in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Hornby, 1995: 822, mastery is stated as “great knowledge about or
understanding of a particular thing.” In the research, ‘mastery’ is great possession of English vocabularies the students have after having vocabulary weekly tests.
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