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THE VOCABULARY MASTERY
OF THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN SAMBUNG DEMAK IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
TAUGHT BY USING SKILL CIRCUITS
By
TRI RISMALADEWI NIM 200932041
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
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THE VOCABULARY MASTERY
OF THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN SAMBUNG DEMAK IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
TAUGHT BY USING SKILL CIRCUITS
SKRIPSI
Presented to the Muria Kudus University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement
for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education
By
TRI RISMALADEWI NIM 200932041
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
Always be yourself and never be anyone else even if they look better than you.
Intelligence is not the determinant of success, but hard work is the real
determinant of your success.
People who never make mistakes are those who never try new things. (Albert
Einstein).
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer
yourself any direction you choose. (Dr. Seuss)
The best way out is always through. (Robert Frost).
DEDICATION
This skripsi is dedicated to:
Her beloved mother and father
Her beloved husband
Her beloved daughter, Naysa
Her sister and brother
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulilahirobbil’alamin. There will never be another greatest thank
except to Allah SWT, that gives the writer the best blessing in the writing process of this final project entitled “The Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 taught by Using Skill Circuits”. So, she can finish writing the skripsi.
In completing this research the writer realized would not be able to complete this skripsi without great support, advice, and ancouragement from some great people around. Therefore, the writer would like to express her sincerest gratitude to:
1. Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd the Head of English Education Department.
3. Drs. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd as the first advisor who is very helpful in giving correction, suggestion, gives best support in writing this skripsi.
4. Titis Sulistyowati, SS, M.Pd as the second advisor who always gives best support, contributive criticism, and motivation to the writer.
5. All of the lecturers who taught the writer during studying at the faculty as well as possible.
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7. All of the fifth grade students of SDN Sambung Demak in the academic year 2013/ 2014.
8. Especially her beloved parents (Mr. Kusnin and Mrs. Nurmi) thank you for the way you have been caring her with your love and affection. Her husband (Supriyadi) who always support her, and her beloved daughter (Naysa). 9. All of her friends in English Education Department who gives support.
There is no greatest obstacle in writing this skripsi than avoiding then temptation of being perfect. Therefore, suggestion from the readers will be fully appreciated and always waited. She does expect that this research will be useful for those. Last but not least, thanks for everyone who involved infighting to make this skripsi better.
Kudus, August 2014 The writer
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Rismala, Tri. 2014. The Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 taught by Using Skill Circuits. Skripsi: English Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor (1): Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd., (2) Titis Sulistyowati, S.S, M.Pd.
Key words: Vocabulary, Skill Circuits
English is international language used as a communication among nations in the world. In Indonesia, as the first foreign language, English is taught from elementary school up to University or even starts from kindergarten. English has important role in information progress in many areas; it is used for international trade, education, tourism, and other important international affairs. Because those reasons English becomes one of the materials in teaching and learning in Indonesia. One of the important components of language is called vocabulary, because without vocabulary people can not apply language well. According to the English teacher of SDN Sambung Demak the vocabulary mastery of the students is still unsatisfying because it is too difficult for the students to memorize the word in English and its meaning. When the teacher teaches vocabulary, the teacher gives a sentence and asks the students to find the meaning of each word by using dictionary and then memorize the whole words. In this study, skill circuits is chosen as a technique for teaching vocabulary. Skill circuits is a competitive group activity in which learners work in groups of 3 or 4 and move around the classroom so that it will be easier for the students to understand the material that given by the teacher. The limitation of the material that use in this research is professions and transportations that based on the syllabus.
The objective of this research is to find out whether or not there is a significant difference between the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 before and after being taught by Using Skill Circuit.
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From the result of calculating of the pre test data, it can be known that the result of the mean score of pre test is 67,06 and standard deviation is 13,7. The writer also found the highest score is 85 and the lowest score is 30. It can be said that the vocabulary mastery of the fifth grade students of SDN Sambung Demak before being taught by using Skill Circuits is categorized fair. Meanwhile the result of the mean score of post test is 80,83 and standard deviation is 13,1. The writer also found the highest score of post test data is 100 and the lowest score is 55. Based on the result of mean score of post-test, it can be said that the vocabulary mastery of the fifth grade students of SDN Sambung Demak after being taught by using Skill Circuits is categorized good. Based on the result of calculating data of t-test, the writer found t-observation 11.55 while t-table 2.042 with level of significant 0.05 and degree of freedom (df) 42. Moreover the calculation of t-observation was higher than t-table in level of significance 5%. It means there is a significance difference between the vocabulary mastery of the fifth grade students of SDN Sambung Demak in academic year 2013/2014 before and after being taught by using Skill Circuits.
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Rismala, Tri. 2014. Penguasaan Kosakata Para Siswa Kelas Lima SDN Sambung Demak Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014 yang Diajar Menggunakan Teknik Skill Circuits. Skripsi: Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Dosen Pembimbing (1): Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd., (2) Titis Sulistyowati, S.S, M.Pd.
Kata Kunci: Kosakata, Skill Circuits
Bahasa Inggris adalah bahasa internasional yang digunakan sebagai komunikasi anatar negara-negara di dunia. Di Indonesia, sebagai bahasa asing pertama, Bahasa Inggris diajarkan dari sekolah dasar sampai perguruan tinggi atau bahkan dimulai dari taman kanak-kanak. Bahasa Inggris mempunyai pengaruh penting di kemajuan informasi diberbagai hal; Bahasa Inggris digunakan untuk perdagangan internasional, pendidikan, pariwisata, dan hubungan internasional yang penting lainnya. Karena alas an alas an tersebut Bahasa Inggris menjadi salah satu materi dalam proses belajar mengajar di Indonesia. Salah satu komponen penting dari bahasa adalah kosakata, karena tanpa kosakata orang idak bisa menggunakan bahasa dengan baik. Menurut guru bahasa Inggris di SDN Sambung Demak penguasaan kosakata siswa masih belum memuaskan karena bahasa Inggris terlalu sulit bagi siswa untuk mengingat kata dalam bahasa Inggris dan artinya. Ketika guru mengajarkan kosakata, guru memberikan kalimat dan meminta siswa untuk mencari arti setiap kata menggunakan kamus kemudian menghafal seluruh kata. Dalam pembahasan ini, skill circuits dipilih sebagai teknik pembelajaran kosakata. Skill circuits adalah aktifitas kelompok yang berkompetesi dimana siswa bekerja berkelompok terdiri dari 3 atau 4 siswa dan bergerak di ruangan kelas sehingga itu akan memudahkan siswa untuk memahami materi yang diberikan oleh guru. Batasan materi yang di gunakan dalam pembahasan ini adalah profesi dan transportasi yang berdasarkan silabus.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada atau tidak perbedaan yang signifikan anatara pengetahuan kosakata para siswa kelas lima SDN Sambung Demak tahun ajaran 2013/2014 sebelum dan sesudah diajar menggunakan Skill Circuits.
xii Dapat dikatakan bahwa penguasaan kosakata siswa kelas lima SDN Sambung Demak sebelum diajar menggunakan Skill Circuits dikategorikan cukup. Sedangkan hasil dari nilai rata-rata setelah tes adalah 80,83 dan deviasi standar adalah 13,1. penulis juga menemukan nilai tertinggi yaitu 100 dan nilai terendah 55. Berdasarkan hasil nilai rata-rata setelah tes, dapat dikatakan bahwa penguasaan kosakata siswa kelas lima SDN Sambung Demak setelah diajar menggunakan Skill Circuits dikategorikan baik. Berdasarkan penghitungan data t-tes, penulis menemukan t-observasi 11.55 sedangkan t-table 2.042 dengan tingkat signifikan 0.05. lebih dari itu penghitungan dari t-observasi lebih tinggi daripada t-table dalam tingkat signifikan 5%. Ini bermakna bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan kosakata siswa kelas lima SDN Sambung Demak tahun ajaran 2013/2014 sebelum dan sesudah diajar menggunakan Skill Circuits.
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1.6 Operational Definition ... 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND HYPOTHESIS 2.1 Teaching English in SDN Sambung Demak ... 6
2.1.1 The Curriculum of Teaching English in SDN Sambung Demak ... 7
2.1.2 The Purpose of Teaching English in SDN Sambung Demak ………… 8
2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in SDN Sambung Demak... ... 9
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2.2 The Definition of English Vocabulary ... 10
2.2.1 Kinds of English Vocabulary ... 11
2.3 Skill Circuits as a Technique of Teaching... 12
2.3.1 The Advantages of Skill Circuits ... 12
2.3.2 The Procedure of Teaching vocabulary by Using Skill Circuits... 13
2.4 Review of Previous Research ... 15
2.5 Theoretical Framework ... 16
2.6 Hypothesis ... 18
CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Design of the Research ... 19
3.2 Subject of the Research ... 20
3.3 Instrument of the Research ... 21
3.4 Data Collection ... 24
3.5 Technique of Analysis Data ... 25
CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 Research Finding ... 27
4.1.1 The Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being taught by Using Skill circuits ... 27
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4.2 Hypothesis Testing ... 32
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION ... 35
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion ……… 38
6.2 Suggestions ………..………. 39
REFERENCES…..……….. 40
APPENDICES…..………... 41
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
1.1 The Final Test Score of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 ………...
3.3 Table of Interpretation of Reliability ………... 3.5. The criteria of Vocabulary Mastery ………... 4.1 The Score of the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of
SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Skill Circuits………...
4.2 The Frequency Distribution of the Vocabulary Mastery of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being taught by Using Skill Circuits………... 4.3 The Score of the Vocabulary Mastery of the fifth grade students of
SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 after being taught by Using Skill Circuits ... 4.4 The Frequency Distribution of the Vocabulary Mastery of SDN
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LIST OF FIGURE
Figure
2.1 The Diagram of Theoretical framework………. 3.1 Experiment Design using Pre-test and Post-test………. 4.1 The Bar-Diagram of the Score of Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Skill Circuits……… 4.2 The Bar-Diagram of the Score of Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth
Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 after being Taught by Using Skill Circuits………...
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix
1. Syllabus ... 41
2. Lesson Plan ... 48
3. The Materials for the First Meeting until Sixth Meeting ... 60
4. Answer Sheet for the Students ... 73
5. The Table Specification for the English Vocabulary Mastery Test Item for the Fifth Grade Students of SDN sambung Demak………... 85
6. Test of the Vocabulary for the Students ... 86
7. Key Answer of the Vocabulary Test ... 88
8. The Score of Try Out Test of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Undaan Tengah Kudus in academic Year 20131/2014 ... 89
9. The Table of Reliability of Try Out of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Undaan Tengah Kudus in academic Year 20131/2014 ... 90
10.The Calculation of Try Out of the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Undaan Tengah Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ... 91
11.The Score of Pretest of the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Skill Circuits ... 93
12.The Calculation Mean and Standard Deviation of the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 before being Taught by Using Skill Circuits ... 94
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13.The Score of Posttest of the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year 2013/2014 after
being Taught by Using Skill Circuits ... 97
14.The Calculation Mean and Standard Deviation of the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year
2013/2014 after being Taught by Using Skill Circuits ... 98
15.The T-test of Means of Pretest and Posttest of the Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN Sambung Demak in Academic Year
2013/2014 After being Taught by Using Skill Circuits ... 101
