THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CARD SORT FOR TEACHING VOCABULARY (An Experimental Research at the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap in Academic Year 20142015)
VOCABULARY (An Experimental Research at the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap in Academic Year 2014/2015)
A THESIS Submitted to English Education Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for S. Pd Degree
By: PAMELLA FELITTA 1001050039 ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO 2015
MOTTO “Life ends when we stop dreaming.
“We will never know the real answer, before you try.” “If you want the respect of others, you must respect yourself first.” Hop e’s lost when we stop believing And love fails when we stop caring”. v
DEDICATION I lovingly dedicated this thesis to:
1. Allah SWT for giving me a peace, good life, love, and
mercy, as well as the guidance in conducting this
research, despite all difficulties.
2. My parents, Mr. Ahmad S. and Mrs. Suparmi, for their
endless love, support and encouragement. I’m honored to have you as my parents. I love you so much.
3. My supervisor, Drs. Bambang Suroso, M. Hum., thank
you very much for your advice and support to finish this
thesis.
4. My brother, Adit Singgih Pangestu. I also thank to my
aunt for taking care of me.
5. My best friends of Anita, Vita, Ira, Hana, Triani, etc.
Thank you for your understanding and encouragement
in many moments of my life. I love you all.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to all thosewho gave me the possibility to complete this thesis. First and
foremost I would like to thank Alloh SWT who has given his
guidance, merciful and his permission, so that I can finish my
thesis as partial fulfillment to get S.Pd degree.
Then, I would like to express to his sencere thanks to :
- Drs. Syamsuhadi Irsyad, S. H., M. H. as the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
- Drs. Ahmad, M. Pd. as the Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
- Drs. Pudiyono, M. Hum. as the head of the English
Department who has given me support, guidance, and suggestion in my thesis.
- Drs. Bambang Suroso, M. Hum. as the first advisor who
gives an idea, advice, and guidance to make a progress and advancement of this thesis, Without his this thesis would not have been completed or written, and also as a member of examining committee.
- Bambang Kusmiyanto, S. Pd. as the head of SMP
Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap who had allowed me to do a experiment in SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap.
- Ferry Pujiastuti, S. Pd. as collaborative teacher. Thanks for the opportunity, her valuable advice and friendly help.
- Special thanks to all of students at the seventh grade
students of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap especially VIIC and VIID class who participate in my experiment. Thanks for being friendly and cheerful group.
- For my friends in Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto, especially Anita, Vita, Ira, Hana, Triani, etc.
Thanks for all of your togetherness, happiness and kindness.
- Last but not the last, my deepest love and appreciation I
would like to thanks my parents andmy brother for supporting me spiritually throughout my life. Their love provided my inspiration and was my driving force.
Finally, this thesis is still far from being perfect.
Therefore, constructive suggestion is needed for the progress
of the next study. I hopes that this research can give benefit
for everyone who concerns with this research.Purwokerto, August 2015 Pamella Felitta
ABSTRACT
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CARD SORT FOR TEACHING
VOCABULARY
(An Experimental Research at the Seventh Grade Students of SMP
Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap in Academic Year 2014/2015)
By
PAMELLA FELITTA
1001050039
The aim of the research was to know the effectiveness of card sort technique in teaching English vocabulary at the seventh grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap in academic year 2014/2015.The method of the research was experiment. The samples of this research were 30 students from
VIIC class as the control group and 30 students from VIID class as the experimental group. The experimental group was taught using card sort technique while the control group was taught using conventional technique. Multiple choice test was used to collect the data of this research, namely pre-test and post-test. Based on the data analysis, it was found that t-test score was 3.830 while t-table score at level of significance 0.05 for df 58 is 1.672, so t-test was higher than t- table (3.830> 1.672). It means that card sort technique was effective for teaching vocabulary at the seventh grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Cilacap.
TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE ................................................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL ..................................................................................................................... ii
HALAMAN PENGESAHAN ......................................................................................... iii
SURAT PERNYATAAN ................................................................................................ iv
MOTTO ............................................................................................................................ v
DEDICATION .................................................................................................................. vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................................. vii
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... ix
TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................... x
APPENDICES LIST ....................................................................................................... xiii
LIST OF TABLE ............................................................................................................. xiv
LIST OF FIGURE .......................................................................................................... xv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Research .........................................................................................
1 B. Reason for Choosing the Topic .....................................................................................
3 C. Problem of the Research ................................................................................................
3 D. Aim of the Research ......................................................................................................
3 E. Clarification of the Terms ..............................................................................................
4 F. Contribution of the Research .........................................................................................
4 CHAPTER II THEORITICAL REVIEW A. Vocabulary ...................................................................................................................
6 1. Definition of Vocabulary .........................................................................................
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2. Aspects of Vocabulary .............................................................................................
18 2. Time .........................................................................................................................
25 4. Degree of Freedom ..................................................................................................
25 3. T-test ........................................................................................................................
24 2. Mean ........................................................................................................................
24 1. Individual Students’ Competence ............................................................................
23 F. Technique of Analyzing Data ........................................................................................
21 3. Item Difficulty ..........................................................................................................
20 2. Reliability .................................................................................................................
20 1. Validity .....................................................................................................................
20 E. Technique of Analyzing Instrument .............................................................................
20 2. Post-test ..................................................................................................................
19 1. Pre-test ....................................................................................................................
19 D. Technique of Collecting Data ......................................................................................
18 1. Place ........................................................................................................................
7 3. The Importance of Teaching Vocabulary to Young Learners .................................
18 C. Place and Time of the Research ....................................................................................
17 B. Subject of the Research .................................................................................................
16 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Method of the Research.................................................................................................
15 E. Hyphotesis ....................................................................................................................
14 D. Basic Assumption .........................................................................................................
14 C. Procedure of Card Sort for Teaching Vocabulary .........................................................
13 5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Card Sort ...........................................................
12 4. Procedure of Card Sort .............................................................................................
12 3. Types of Card Sort ...................................................................................................
11 2. Function of Card Sort ...............................................................................................
11 1. Definition of Card Sort ............................................................................................
9 B. Card Sort .......................................................................................................................
8 4. The Word Classification of Vocabulary ..................................................................
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CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result .............................................................................................................................
27 1. Measuring Individual Ability of Control Class ........................................................
27 2. Measuring Individual Ability of Experimental Class ..............................................
29 3. Class Mean ...............................................................................................................
31 4. T-test ........................................................................................................................
32 B. Discussion .....................................................................................................................
33 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ....................................................................................................................
35 B. Suggestion ....................................................................................................................
35 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................
37 APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................
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