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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY USING

LEBAH INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA

(A Classroom Action Research at the Fifth Grade of SDN 2 Sendang in the

Academic Year of 2014/2015)

THESIS

Written as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Degree of

English Education

By

Moh Afif Setiawan

S891302029

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE SCHOOL

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

2016


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ABSTRACT

Moh Afif Setiawan, S 891302029, Improving Students‟ Vocabulary Using Lebah

Interactive Multimedia (a Classroom Action Research at the Fifth Grade of SDN 2

Sendang in the Academic Year of 2014/2015). A Thesis, Master Program in

English Education, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta.

The objectives of the research are to find out how I use Lebah Interactive

Multimedia to improve students‟ vocabulary of the fifth grade of SDN 2 Sendang

Jepara and to find out Lebah Interactive Multimedia as media can solve

unconducive class condition in SDN 2 Jepara. Problem encountered in this

research was the low students‟ vocabulary mastery and the unconducive class

condition at the fifth grade of SDN 2 Sendang Jepara.

The subjects of the research was the fifth grade students of SDN 2

Sendang Jepara.The research was carried out at SDN 2 Sendang Jepara located on

Sendang village, Kalinyamatan Jepara From May to June 2015. In this study, I

used classroom action research method. I carried out three cycles in the research

and carried out four steps namely planning the action, implementing the action,

observing and monitoring the action and reflecting the action. Each cycle was the

continum steps from the implementation of the previous cycle.There were two

types of data in this action research, quantitative and qualitative data. The

quantitative data was the score of test. Meanwhile, qualitative data was the

information of teaching and learning process gotten from interviews,

questionnaires, field notes, and observations.

The result of the research showed that the improvement of students‟ mean

score for each cycle. For instance, the mean score of students‟ vocabulary mastery

in the pre-test was 52, cycle 1 was 62, cycle 2 was 66, and cycle 3 was 73

assessed by four indicators of vocabulary mastery which were meaning,

pronouncing, spelling and the using of the words.To sum up, Lebah Interactive

Multimedia can be used to improve students‟ vocabulary mastery and make

students attentive, enthuastic, and active in the class. This condition makes the

class conducive. It is ideal condition for learning environment to improve

students‟ vocabulary.

Key words : Vocabulary mastery, Lebah Interactive Multimedia, Classroom

Action Research


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MOTTO

“Man Jadda Wa Jadda”

(Barang siapa yang bersungguh sungguh akan

mendapatkannya)

“The formulas of a success are hard word and never give up

(Formula dari kesuksesan adalah kerja keras dan tidak pernah

menyerah)


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DEDICATION

This Thesis is especially dedicated for:

My Beloved Parents: Ayah Sudarji, S.Pd. and IbuSri Mulyani R, S.Pd.

My Beloved Parents in Law: Ayah Sularman FR and Alm Sis Minarsih,S.Pd.

My Beloved Brothers and Sister: Moh Nurul Anas, S.Psi

My Lovely and Beautiful Wife: Mega Pratiwi Nilasari, S.Pd.

My Sweet Princess: Kanaya Syifa Anindya


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to thank God Allah SWT because of His Blessing and Mercy

I can finish writing my thesis. There are also many people who have helped me

finishing this research. Therefore, I would like to express my respect and deepest

thanks to:

1. The Dean of Educational and Teaching Faculty, Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto,

M.Pd., for opportunity and permission to write this thesis.

2. The Head of Master Program in English Education, Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd.,

for his permission to write this thesis.

3. My Beloved Consultants, Prof. Dr. JokoNurkamto, M.Pd., and Dr.

Sumardi, M.Hum, for their guidance to conduct this thesis.

4. The Headmaster of SDN 2 Sendang Jepara, Salamun,S.Pd., for permission

to collect data.

5. My Students of SDN 2 Sendang Jepara for their cooperative works and

helps.

I always expect criticism and suggestion from the readers in order to make

improvement for my thesis because this is still far from being perfect. However, I

hope that this thesis is able to be useful for other researchers, teachers, and

especially students.

Surakarta,

Moh Afif Setiawan


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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITTLE ........................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL .................................................................................................... ii

LEGALIZATION ........................................................................................... iii

PRONOUNCEMENT ..................................................................................... iv

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... v

MOTTO .......................................................................................................... vi

DEDICATION ................................................................................................ vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................. ix

LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................... xi

LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................. xii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study ............................................................................ 1

B. Problem statement ...................................................................................... 7

C. Objectives of the Study .............................................................................. 7

D. Significances of the Study .......................................................................... 7

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

A. Theoretical Description ..............................................................................

1. The Nature of Vocabulary .................................................................... 9

a. Definition of Vocabulary ..................................................................... 9

b. The types of Vocabulary ...................................................................... 10

c. Teaching Vocabulary ............................................................................ 11

2. Teaching English for Young Learner .................................................. 16

a. Definition of Young Learner ................................................................ 17

b. Characteristic of Young Learner ......................................................... 17

3. Teaching Media .................................................................................... 18

a. Definition of media ............................................................................... 19

b. The kinds of Media .............................................................................. 19

4. The Concept of Interactive Multimedia ............................................... 20

a. Lebah Interactive Multimedia .............................................................. 21

b. Teaching Vocabulary by Using Lebah Intearactive

Multimedia ...........................................................................................

28

B. Classroom Condition .................................................................................. 32

C. Review of Related Study ............................................................................ 33

D. Rationale .................................................................................................... 36

E. Action Hypothesis ...................................................................................... 36

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Place of the Research ................................................................................. 38

B. Time of the Research ................................................................................. 38

C. The Subject Of the Research ...................................................................... 40

D. Research Method ........................................................................................ 41

E. Techniques of Collecting Data ................................................................... 43


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F. Techniques of Analyzing Data ................................................................... 45

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RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

A. Situation Prior to the Research ................................................................... 47

B. Implementation of the Research ................................................................. 50

1. Cycle I ................................................................................................. 50

a. Planning the Action ............................................................................. 50

b. Implementing the Action .................................... 50

c. Observing and Monitoring the Action ................. 56

d. Reflecting the Action ........................................... 59

2. Cycle II ........................................................................ 62

a. Re-planning the Action ........................................ 62

b. Implementing the Action ..................................... 62



3. Cycle III ...................................................................... 74

a. Re-planning the Action ........................................ 74

b. Implementing the Action ..................................... 75



C. Research Findings .............................................................. 87

D. Discussion .......................................................................... 87

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION AND SUGGESTION 92

A. Conclusion ......................................................................... 92

B. Implication ......................................................................... 93

C. Suggestion ......................................................................... 94

BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................

APPENDICES ......................................................................................................


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LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1: Research Schedule……………………………………………….. 38

Table 3.2: The Schedule of Action Research………………………………... 39

Table 4.2: The Score Improvement of Students‟ Vocabulary in Cycle I……. 58

Table 4.3: The Improvement of Students‟ Learning Achievement in the end

of Cycle I………………………………………………………….

40

Table 4.4: The Improvement of Mean Score of Vocabulary Mastery in

Cycle II...………………………………………………………….

70

Table 4.5: The Improvement of Students‟ Learning Achievement in the end

of Cycle II………………………………..

74

Table 4.6: The Improvement of Students‟ Mean Score of Students‟

Vocabulary Mastery in Cycle I, II and

III………………………………………….....................................

83

Table 4.7: Summary of the Achievement in the End of Cycle

III……………………….................................................................

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Interview Questions (Pre-research) .......................................... 100

Appendix 2 Lesson Plan of Cycle 1 ............................................................ 110

Appendix 3 Lesson Plan of Cycle 2 ............................................................ 134

Appendix 4 Lesson Plan of Cycle 3 ............................................................. 159

Appendix 5 Field Note Sample .................................................................... 189

Appendix 6 Pre-test Score of Vocabulary Mastery ...................................... 201

Appendix 7 Post-test Score of Vocabuylary Mastery of Cycle 1 ................. 202

Appendix 8 Post-test Score of Vocabulary Mastery of Cycle 2 ................... 203

Appendix 9 Post-test Score of Vocabulary Mastery of Cycle 3 ................... 204

Appendix 10 Photographs .............................................................................. 205

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