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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SMART CUBE GAME FOR TEACHING
ENGLISH VOCABULARY
(An Experimental Study at the Fifth Grade Students of SD Negeri Jenang 1, Majenang Cilacap in Academic Year 2011/2012)
A THESIS
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Degree of S. Pd.
By:
NOVITA SARI IRMA SAPUTRI
(0801050166)
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SMART CUBE GAME FOR TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY
(An Experimental Study at the Fifth Grade Students of SD Negeri Jenang 01, Majenang Cilacap in Academic Year 2011/2012)
THESIS
Submitted to English Department as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Degree of S. Pd.
By:
NOVITA SARI IRMA SAPUTRI
(0801050166)
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
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MOTTO
Do the best and don't be afraid to make
mistake because from a mistake we can get
the truth
Manjadda Wa Jada
DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to:
♣ My beloved MOM (Mama Wahyu Sugiarti),
Thank you for your endless love, prayer and support that make me realize that
I have to be the best for you. I LOVE YOU MOM……..
♣ My beloved DADDY (Bapak Aiptu Gunadi Iriyanto),
You have given me love, support and prayer until now. I always love and
remember you all the time. I LOVE YOU DAD……Thanks for all.
♣ My beloved sisters (Mba Ekasari Winda Saputri, S.Pd and Auranisa
Salsabila) and my brothers (Mas Joko Kusworo, S.Pd, Dimas Wahyu Aji
Saputra, and Rian Wahyu Ardiansyah), Thank you for your affection, I know
you how much love me and care about me, all of you give me prayer and
support.
♣ My beloved all of my friends C2 (Dewi, Nabila, Fenti, Nani, Ci2 Ida, Regi,
Fevi, Sinta, Mamih Eka, Mbah Sukma, Enun, Sinta, Iim, Anggi, Galih,
Yuda, Arif, Krisna, Faisol, ) and all of class C & D in English Department
who always give me support and spirit I’ ll always miss all of you….
♣ My beloved friends in PPL/KKN SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Ajibarang ( Aldi
‘’PBI”, Mas Dhika ‘’Matematika’’, Wisnu ‘’PBSI”, Yayan ‘’Matematika”,
Weni “PBI”, Yuni “PBI”, Mba Anjar PBSI”, Mami “Matematika”, Mega
“PBSI”) who always give me support and spirit. I’ll always miss you
friends….
♣ My beloved all of my friends in Srikandi Cost (Yuyun, Ecca, Nurli, Dewi Kun,
Uly, Mba Rikey, Wenti, Evi, Upik) thanks for your joke, support, smile and
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
First of all the writer would like to say thanks to Alloh SWT, who always give her guidance, merciful, permission, and never let her go without his revelation, so that she could finish her thesis as the partial fulfillment to get S.Pd Degree at the English Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
The writer wishes to express her great appreciation and special thanks to: 1. Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd, the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of
Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto for the encouragement to do this thesis.
2. Endang Kusrini, S.Pd, M.Pd, the Head of the English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto for assisting the writer in accomplishing the research.
3. Dra. Titi Wahyukti, M.Pd, as the first supervisor who has given guidance, suggestion, support, and correction patiently.
4. Faisal, S.S., M.Pd, the second supervisor who has given guidance, suggestion, and helpful correction.
5. A. Miftahudin, S.Pd, the Headmaster of SD Negeri Jenang 01 who has given permission to conduct the research.
6. Edi Triyono, S.Pd, the English teacher of SD Negeri Jenang 01 who has given helping to conduct the research.
7. All of the fifth grade students of SD Negeri Jenang 01 who have given good participation in this research.
8. Beloved mother, father, brothers, sisters, and friends who were always in my side, from them I got inspiration and motivation to do this thesis.
9. All of my friends who helped and gave aids to finish this thesis.
Last but not least, the writer hopes that this thesis will give some contributions to the English teacher, English Department students and all the readers. The writer believes that there are still many weaknesses in this thesis. Therefore, the writer accepts constructive suggestions and criticism happily to make this thesis perfect.
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6. Problem of Learning Vocabulary ... 16
7. The Type of Vocabulary ... 17
8. Evaluation of Vocabulary ... 18
B. Smart Cube Game ... 22
1. Definition of Smart Cube Game ... 22
2. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Smart Cube Game ... 23
3. The Procedure of Teaching Vocabulary Using Smart Cube Game 24
C. Basic Assumption ... 25
D. Hypothesis ... 27
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ... 28
A. Method of the Study ... 28
B. Subject of the Study ... 29
C. Place and Time of the Study... 30
D. Technique of Data Collecting... 31
E. Technique for Analyzing the Instrument ... 32
F. Technique for Analyzing the Data ... 35
CHAPTER IV: RESULT AND DISSCUSSION ... 37
A. Test Result ... 37
B. t-Test Computation ... 38
C. Discussion ... 42
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 45
A. Conclusion ... 45
B. Suggestion ... 45
REFERENCE ... 47
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THE LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A 1. The Students’ Score in the Experimental Class 2. The Students’ Score in the Control Class
3. The Frequency Distribution Score of the Experimental class and the Control Class
4. Measurement of t-Value 5. t-test Computation 6. t-table
Appendix B 1. The Calculation of Validity, Reliability and Item Difficulty 2. r-table
Appendix C 1. Lesson Plan
2. Pre-test and Post-test Appendix D 1. The Figure of Smart Cube
2. Worksheets
3. Teaching and Learning Activities 4. Evidence Letter
ABSTRACT
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SMART CUBE GAME FOR TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY
(An Experimental Study at the Fifth Grade Students of SD Negeri Jenang 01, Majenang Cilacap in Academic Year 2011/2012)
By:
NOVITA SARI IRMA SAPUTRI (0801050166)
The aim of this research was to find out the effectiveness of “Smart Cube Game” for teaching English vocabulary at the Fifth Grade Students of SD Negeri Jenang 01 Majenang Cilacap in academic year 2011/2012.
The population of this research was the fifth grade students of SD Negeri Jenang 01 in District of Majenang. The method used was quasi experimental research. The sample of this research was 60 respondents. The respondents were divided into two groups as the subjects of the research; 5A as the experimental class and 5B as the control class. The treatment was carried out from 14th - 28th July 2012 at SD Negeri Jenang 01. The writer used tests (pre-test and post-test) to collect the data, and t-test was used to analyze the data.
