THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHISPERING GAME TO TEACH VOCABULARY
(An Experimental Research at Eighth Grade Students of SMP PGRI 1 Kuwarasan in Academic Year 2013/2014)
A THESIS
Submitted to English Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for S.Pd Degree
By:
OKTAVIANA NUR ROHMAH 0901050110
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahirabbil‟alamin. Thanks to Allah SWT who has given blessing and mercy so
that a partial fulfillment for requirements of S.Pd. Degree of English Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto could be finished. I would like to thank Mr. Drs. H. Pudiyono, M.Hum, as the supervisor who had guided, gave suggestion, and corrected my thesis to be better.
I also want to thank my lecturers of English Department, Mr. Bambang Suroso, Mr. Sidharta, who had teach patiently, gave me knowledge and gave suggestion, and also supported me in finishing my thesis.
Furthermore, I am grateful to the headmaster and the English teacher in SMP PGRI 1 Kuwarasan that allowed me to conduct the research. Then, the students at the Eighth grade particularly VIII A and VIII B who had participated during the research.
Finally, I feel grateful to my parents, Mr. Salimin and Mrs. Siti Rochimi who always give me support, motivation, pray advice, and endless love. I also would like to thank my brother (Aditya Dilly Pamuji) and my big family who always give me a love, support, motivation and pray in finishing my thesis as soon as possible.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
II. CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ... 7
A. Vocabulary ... 7
1. Definition of Vocabulary ... 7
2. The importance of Vocabulary ... 8
3. Types of Vocabulary ... 9
4. The aspects of Vocabulary ... 11
5. The aspects of Vocabulary in Whispering Game ... 13
6. Teaching and Learning Vocabulary ... 14
a. Teaching Vocabulary ... 14
b. Learning Vocabulary ... 15
B. Games ... 18
1. Definition of Game ... 18
2. Types of Game ... 19
3. Teaching Vocabulary using Whispering Game ... 19
a. The Nature of Whispering Game ... 20
b. Advantages of Whispering Game ... 20
c. Disadvantages of Whispering Game ... 21
d. The Steps in Teaching Vocabulary Using Whisper- ing Game... 21
C. Basic Assumption ... 23
D. Hypothesis ... 23
III. CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 24
A. Method of the Research ... 24
B. Place and Time of the Research ... 25
C. Subject of the Research ... 26
D. Technique of Collecting Data ... 26
E. Technique of Instrument Analysis... 27
F. Technique of Analyzing Data ... 30
IV. CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION ... 34
A. Result of the Research... 34
1. The Result of Experimental Class ... 34
2. The Result of Control Class ... 36
3.The Comparison of Test Result ... 38
4. The Vocabulary Learning ... 41
5. The Result of T-test ... 47
B. Discussion ... 52
V. CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 54
A. Conclusion ... 54
B. Suggestion ... 54
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: The Result of T-test ... 51
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: The Student‟ Score of Pre-test and Post-test
in Experimental Class ... 35 Figure 2: The Student‟ Score of Pre-test and Post-test
InControl Class ... 37 Figure 3: The Comparison of Pre-test Result in Experimental
and Control Class ... 38 Figure 4: The Comparison of Post-test Resultin Experimental
and Control Class ... 39 Figure 5:The Result of Students‟ Vocabulary Learning in Experimental and Control Class ... 41 Figure 6: The Students‟ Competence of Vocabulary Meaning on Pre-test in Experimental and Control Class ... 43 Figure 7: The Students‟ Competence of Vocabulary Meaning on Post-test in Experimental and Control Class ... 44 Figure 8: The Students‟ Competence of Vocabulary Spelling on Pre-test in Experimental and Control Class ... 45 Figure 9: The Students‟ Competence of Spelling on Post-test in
LIST OF APPENDIX
Appendix A
Table 1.1: Students‟ Achievement of Experimental Class Table 2.1: Students‟ Achievement of Control Class
Table 3.1: Students‟ Achievement of Experimental Class and Control Class
Table 4.1: Students‟ Percentage Score in Experimental Class Table 5.1: Students‟ Percentage Score in Control Class
Table 6.1: The Frequency Distribution Score in pre-test (Experimental Class) Table 7.1: The Frequency Distribution Score in post-test (Experimental Class) Table 8.1: The Frequency Distribution Score in pre-test (Control Class) Table 9.1: The Frequency Distribution Score in pre-test (Control Class) Appendix B
Validity, Reliability, and Item Difficulty of Pre-test Validity, Reliability, and Item Difficulty of Post-test Appendix C
Calculation of Validity, reliability, and item difficulty of Pre-test Calculation of Validity, reliability, and item difficulty of Post-test Calculation of t-test
The answer key of pre-test and post-test Appendix G
Lesson Plans in Experimental Class Lesson Plans in Control Class Appendix H
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ABSTRACT
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHISPERING GAME TO TEACH VOCABULARY (An Experimental Research at Eighth Grade students of SMP PGRI 1 Kuwarasan in the
Academic Year 2013/2014)
By
OKTAVIANA NUR ROHMAH 0901050110
The aim of this research was to find out the effectiveness of whispering game for teaching vocabulary at the eighth Grade students of SMP PGRI 1 Kuwarasan in the Academic Year 2013/2014.
This research was conducted by using quasi experimental research. The participants of this research were the eighth Grade students of SMP PGRI 1 Kuwarasan. There were two classes which class A used as the control class and class B used as the experimental class. Test was used in collecting the data of this research, namely pre-test and post-test. The test consisted of multiple choice items and scrabble letters items. Based on the computation, the t-test result was 2.295 and the result of t-table at the significant level 0.05 with degree of freedom 78 was 1.664. From the calculation t-obtained was higher than t-table (2.295>1.664). Based on the research result, it was concluded that whispering game was effective for teaching vocabulary at the Eighth Grade students of SMP PGRI 1 Kuwarasan in the Academic Year 2013/2014.
