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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING EDUCANDY APPLICATION TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY FOR SECOND GRADE STUDENT OF
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
THESIS
BY:
INDAH FATIHATUL AMANAH NIM. 932214518
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TARBIYAH
STATE ISLAMIC INSTITUTE (IAIN) OF KEDIRI OCTOBER 2022
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING EDUCANDY APPLICATION TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY FOR SECOND GRADE STUDENT OF
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
THESIS Presented to
State Islamic Institute of Kediri In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana in English Education
BY:
INDAH FATIHATUL AMANAH NIM. 932214518
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TARBIYAH
STATE ISLAMIC INSTITUTE (IAIN) OF KEDIRI OCTOBER 2022
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v MOTTO
“A negative mind will never give you a positive life”
(By Indah Fatihatul Amanah)
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DEDICATION SHEET
Thanks to My God, Allah SWT and Prophet Muhammad for giving me this amazing chance and experience, so I can get more knowledge and help me to be strong in doing the thesis. I dedicate this thesis to:
1. My beloved parents, Mr. Musta’in and Mrs. Hidayatul Mustafidah. Thank for always give me prayers, love, advice, support and motivation with patience that always accompany me in all conditions.
2. My beloved younger brother and sister. Neina, Daffa, and Arsyi who always give me love and support.
3. To all lecturers of IAIN Kediri, especially for my respectable advisors Mr. Drs.
Agus Edi Winarto, M.Pd and Mr. Muhammad Afifi, S.Hum.,M.Pd. for your patience, guidance, and support me to finish this Thesis.
4. My special friend Mbak Eli, Ella, Ning Nabila, Nabila, Iin, Mbak Rina, Milla and Devi. Thanks for the support and always accompany me and help in every condition.
5. My big family especially bibi Nisa, thanks a lot for always by my side in happiness, sadness, my courage and failure.
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Amanah, Indah Fatihatul. 2022. “The Effectiveness of Using Educandy Application to Improve Vocabulary for Second Grade Student of Junior High School”. A Thesis. Department of English Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah, State Islamic Institute of Kediri, Advisors: (1) Drs. Agus Edi Winarto, M.Pd and (II) Muhammad Afifi, S.Hum.,M.Pd
Keywords: Educandy, Improving Vocabulary, Vocabulary.
Vocabulary is the basis of all language. In learning a second language, vocabulary is extremely important. Students can enhance their listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities by having a large vocabulary. This study aims to measure the effectiveness of using educandy application to improve vocabulary for second grade student of junior high school.
The subjects in this study were students of MTs Al Muniroh Ujungpangkah Gresik in class VIII for the academic year 2021/2022. The research uses quantitative methods. The data of this research were collected using pre-test and post-test. Pre-test is used to know the students vocabulay mastery before getting treatments. Then, post-test is used to know the students vocabulary mastery after getting treatments by using educandy application.
The data analyzed by using ANCOVA in SPSS 25.0 version for windows.
The findings show that the value of Sig. class variables. We can see that Sig = 0.11 > 0.05 So, Ha is rejected and H0 is accepted: "There is no significant difference between students who are treated with educandy application and students who are not treated with educandy application."
Educandy application are effective or not, we can see in the output Parameter Estimates. What we see is the value of the Class variable Sig. With Sig = 0.11
> 0.05. So it can be concluded that educandy application is not effective for teaching vocabulary learning in class.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent
First of all, all praises be to Allah SWT, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent for His Mercy and Blessing gave to the researcher during the study and in completing this thesis. Then, peace and salutation may be upon to the great messenger Prophet Muhammad, who always brings us from stupidity to cleverness.
This thesis is presented to the English Language Education, Faculty of Education of IAIN Kediri.
In this good opportunity, the researcher would like to dedicate great gratitude to all people who have helped to finish this thesis. Therefore, the researcher's gratitude to the following noble people, are:
1. Dr. Wahidul Anam, M.Ag, the Rector of State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri.
2. Prof. Dr. Hj. Munifah, M.Pd., the Dean of Faculty of Tarbiyah, State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri.
3. Nur Afifi, M. App. Ling, Ph.D, the Head of Department of English Language Education, State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri.
4. Drs. Agus Edi Winarto, M.Pd and (II) Muhammad Afifi, S.Hum.,M.Pd., my respectable advisors who guided me throughout my thesis. They made invaluable contributions and supported me during this study.
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5. All lecturers in Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah who have taught and educated me during my study at State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri.
6. For all of my friends of IAIN Kediri, we have been through a lot to finish this thesis. I hope it will be useful soon.
7. The writer realized that this thesis is far from perfect. The writer will receive any suggestions or critics that will help this research much better.
The researcher hopes that this thesis can give a good contribution to the readers. The researcher realizes that this research is still far from perfect. Therefore, suggestions and constructive criticism will be gladly accepted.
Researcher
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE TITTLE ... i
DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY ... ii
APPROVAL PAGE ... iii
RATIFICATION SHEET ... iv
MOTTO ... v
DEDICATION SHEET ... vi
ABSTRACT ... vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... viii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... x
LIST OF TABLES ... xii
LIST OF APPENDIXES... xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION` ... 1
A. Background of The Study... 1
B. Research Problem ... 2
C. Objective of The Study ... 2
D. The Hypothesis ... 3
E. Scope and Limitation of The Study ... 3
F. Significance of The Study ... 3
G. Definition of The Key Terms ... 4
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ... 6
A. Vocabulary ... 6
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B. The Concept of Teaching and Learning Vocabulary... 10
C. Educandy Application ... 13
D. Previous of Study ... 20
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 22
A. Research Design ... 22
B. Population and Sample ... 23
C. Research Instrument ... 24
D. Data Collection ... 27
E. Procedure of Treatment ... 28
F. Data Analysis ... 29
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ... 32
A. Research Finding ... 32
B. Discussion ... 42
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 45
A. Conclusion ... 45
B. Suggestion ... 46
REFERENCES ... 47
APPENDIXES ... 49
DOCUMENTATION ... 72
CURRICULUM VITAE ... 73
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 3.1 Quasi-Experimental Design ... 23
Table 3.2 Validity and Reability ... 24
Table 3.3 Treatment Procedure ... 28
Table 3.4 The Standard Calculation of the Students’ Ability ... 30
Table 4.1 Data of Experimental Class... 32
Table 4.2 Data of Control Class ... 33
Table 4.3 The Result of Pre-test ... 34
Table 4.4 The Result of Post-test ... 35
Table 4.5 The Result of Normal Distribution ... 36
Table 4.6 The Result of Homogeneity of Variance ... 37
Table 4.7 The Result of Homogeneity Regression ... 38
Table 4.8 The Result of Linear Relationship Between Covariate and Dependent Variables ... 39
Table 4.9 The Result of ANCOVA ... 40
Table 4.10 Parameter Estimates ... 41
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LIST OF APPENDIXES
Appendix I Lesson Plan ... 50
Appendix II Validity And Reability ... 58
Appendix III Pre-Test ... 63
Appendix IV Post-Test ... 66
Appendix V The Data Of Experimental Class ... 68
Appendix VI The Data Of Control Class ... 69
Appendix VII Surat Keterangan Penelitian... 70
