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THE USE OF NOUGHTS AND CROSSES GAME
TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ MASTERY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE (A Classroom Action Research in the Eighth Grade
of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in Academic Year 2014/2015)
By
Siti Wahyu Endah Permatasari NIM. 201132115
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
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THE USE OF NOUGHTS AND CROSSES GAME
TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ MASTERY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE (A Classroom Action Research in the Eighth Grade
of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in Academic Year 2014/2015)
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in the Department of English Education
By
Siti Wahyu Endah Permatasari NIM. 201132115
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
iv MOTTO
The best people is people who can give benefit to others Do the best every time
Always say basmalah before doing everything, try to do the best in doing it, and say hamdalah after that
Be cheerful as always, be smart, and be patience
Dedication
To her great parents
(Mr. Nor Cholis and Mrs. Lasmini) To her beloved brother
(M. Kholisul Fuad) To her best friends
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, praise to Allah the lord who gave blessing to the writer during the study and in completing the final project entitled THE USE OF NOUGHTS AND CROSSES GAME TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’
MASTERY OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE (A Classroom Action Research in the Eighth Grade of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in Academic Year 2014/2015).
Furthermore, the writer would like to express the sincerity gratitude and appreciation for the available assistance given by many people in finishing this research. They are:
1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd., the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University and the first advisor who gave the best support and guided in finishing this research
2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd., M.Pd., the Head of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University
3. Rusiana, M.Pd., the second advisor who gave careful correction, good suggestion, and encouragement during the consultation
4. Drs. Abdul Kholiq, the headmaster of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar who had given permission for the writer to conduct the research
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6. All lecturers in English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University who had taught during studying in this faculty
7. All my friends especially Lisa, Dewi, Widi, Nia, and Umi who have given support and shared knowledge in finishing the research
8. All students in English Education Department in academic year 2010/2011 who gave contribution to the writer during “SKRIPSI”
9. All students in the eighth D grade of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in academic year 2014/2015 who had welcome and participated in the research
Finally, the writer appreciates and accepts criticism and suggestion for this research from the reader. The writer hopes this research can be beneficial and helpful in teaching English.
Kudus, July 2014 The writer
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Wahyu Endah Permatasari, Siti. 2015. The use of noughts and crosses game to improve the students’ mastery of simple past tense (A classroom action research in the eighth grade at MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in academic year 2014/2015). Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisors: (i) Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd., (ii) Rusiana, S.Pd., M.Pd., Keywords: Simple past tense, noughts and crosses game, and eighth grade
students of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar
In learning English, there are four skills should be mastered they are: speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Besides that, students should learn grammar. Grammar is important to build sentence. Grammar material for the eighth grade students is simple past tense. The writer focuses on the improvement
of students’ mastery of simple past tense; because they have difficulty in
arranging sentence and changing infinitive become past tense. In this research, the writer uses noughts and crosses game to improve the students’ mastery of simple past tense of the eighth grade students of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar.
These objectives of the research are to find out whether noughts and crosses game can improve students’ mastery of simple past tense, to describe the process of teaching simple past tense by using noughts and crosses game, and to
describe the students’ response of teaching simple past tense by using noughts and
crosses game in the eighth grade of MTs Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar Demak in academic year 2014/2015
The design of the research is classroom action research which consists of four steps, namely: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. This research was conducted in two cycles. The subject is the eighth grade students of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar which has 40 students. The writer used three instruments to collect the data. They were observation sheet, achievement test, and questionnaire.
The result of this research showed that the use of noughts and crosses game can improve the students’ mastery of simple past tense. The average score of students’ mastery of simple past tense in cycle 1 was 70 categorized fair. It is increased in cycle 2 it was 83 which is categorized very satisfying. The implementation of noughts and crosses game was successful. The students are active, pay attention and enjoy in teaching and learning process. The students also gave positive response on the use of noughts and crosses game. They had motivation and enthusiasm in learning simple past tense by suing noughts and crosses game.
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ABSTRAK
Wahyu Endah Permatasari, Siti. 2015. Penggunaan Noughts and Crosses Game untuk Meningkatkan Penguasaan Siswa terhadap Simple Past Tense (Penelitian Tindakan Kelas di Kelas Delapan MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar Tahun Pelajaran 2014/2015). Skripsi. Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Dosen pembimbing: (i) Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd., (ii) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd
Kata kunci: Simple past tense, Noughts and crosses game, dan kelas delapan Mts. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar
Dalam belajar bahasa inggris, ada empat kemampuan yang harus dikuasai yaitu berbicara, membaca, mendengar, dan menulis. Selain itu, siswa harus belajar tata bahasa. Tata bahasa penting untuk membangun kalimat. Materi tata bahasa untuk siswa kelas delapan adalah simple past tense. Penulis fokus pada peningkatan kemampuan siswa terhadap simple past tense, karena mereka mempunyai kesulitan dalam menyusun kalimat dan mengubah kata kerja pertama menjadi kata kerja kedua. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan noughts and crosses game untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa terhadap simple past tense di kelas delapan MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar.
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan apakah noughts and
crosses game dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa terhadap simple past tense,
untuk menggambarkan proses pengajaran simple past tense menggunakan noughts
and crosses game, dan menggambarkan respon siswa terhadap pengajaran simple
past tense menggunakan noughts and crosses game di kelas delapan MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar tahun ajaran 2014/2015
Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan noughts and crosses game dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa terhadap simple past tense. Nilai rata-rata kemampuan siswa terhadap simple past tense di siklus pertama adalah 70 dikategorikan cukup. Itu meningkat di siklus kedua yaitu 83 dikategorikan sangat memuaskan. Siswa menjadi aktiv, perhatian dan senang dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Siswa juga memberi respon positif terhadap penggunaan noughts and crosses game. mereka mempunyai motivasi dan antusias dalam belajar simple past tense menggunakan noughts and crosse game.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
ABSTRACT ... ix
1.6 Operational Definition ... 6
CHAPTER II REVIEW RELATED TO LITERATURE AND ACTION HYPOTHESIS ... 7
2.1 Teaching English in MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar Demak ... 7
2.1.1 Curriculum of English Subjects in the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar Demak ... 8
2.1.2 Purpose of teaching English in the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar Demak ... 8
2.1.3 Materials of the English Subject in the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar Demak ... 9
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2.5.1 General Introductory of Noughts and Crosses Game ... 17
2.5.2 Advantages of Noughts and Crosses Game ... 18
2.6 Noughts and Crosses Game to Teach Simple Past Tense ... 18
2.7 Previous Research ... 20
2.8 Theoretical Framework ... 21
2.9 Action Hypothesis ... 23
CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH ... 24
3.1 Setting and Characteristic of the Subject of the Research ... 24
3.2 Variable of the Research ... 25
3.5 Instrument of the Research... 29
3.6 Data Analysis ... 29
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CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH ... 33
4.1 Pre Cycle ... 33
4.2 The Result of Cycle 1 ... 35
4.3 The Result of Cycle 2 ... 49
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION ... 62
5.1 The Students’ Mastery of Simple Past Tense in the Eighth Grade of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in Academic Year 2014/2015. .... 62
5.2 The Implementation of Noughts and Crosses Game in Teaching Simple Past Tense in the Eighth Grade Students of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in Academic Year 2014/2015 ... 63
5.3 The Students’ Response on the Use of Noughts and Crosses Game in the Eighth Grade of MTs. Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar in Academic Year 2014/2015 ... 67
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 69
6.1 Conclusion ... 69
6.2 Suggestion ... 70
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 72
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LIST OF TABLES
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2.1 The Patterns of Verbal and Nominal Sentences of Simple Past Tense ... 13 2.2 The Patterns of Verbal and Nominal Negatives Sentence of Simple Past
Tense ... 14 2.3 The Patterns of Verbal and Nominal Interrogatives Sentence of Simple
Past Tense ... 14 2.4 The Regular Verbs of Simple Past Tense Forms ... 15 2.5 The Irregular Verbs of Simple Past Tense Forms ...
3.1 Description of the Measurement of the Students’ Achievement ... 31
4.1 Data of Students’ Score of Midterm Test ... 34
4.2 The Observation Result of Teacher’s and Students’ Activity in Teaching
and Learning Simple Past Tense by Using Noughts and Crosses Game in the First Meeting of Cycle 1 ... 37 4.3 The Observation Result of Teacher’s and Students’ Activity in Teaching
and Learning Simple Past Tense by Using Noughts and Crosses Game in the Second Meeting of Cycle 1 ... 40
4.4 The Students’ Score of Achievement Test in Cycle 1 ... 44
4.5 The Students’ Response on the Use of Noughts and Crosses Game in Learning Simple Past Tense ... 46
4.6 The Observation Result of Teacher’s and Students’ Activity in Teaching
and Learning Simple Past Tense by Using Noughts and Crosses Game in the First Meeting of Cycle 2 ... 50
4.7 The Observation Result of Teacher’s and Students’ Activity in Teaching
and Learning Simple Past Tense by Using Noughts and Crosses Game in the Second Meeting of Cycle 2 ... 54
4.8 The Students’ Score of Achievement Test in Cycle 2 ... 57
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TABLE OF FIGURES
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2.1 Grid of Noughts and Crosses Game (Grid A and Grid Irregular Verb ... 19
2.2 Theoretical Framework ... 22
3.1 Cyclical AR Model Based on Kemmis and MC. Taggart ... 26
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LIST OF APPENDICES
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1. Syllabus of MTs.Mazroatul Huda Karanganyar ... 74
2. Lesson Plan of Cycle 1 ... 90
3. Lesson Plan of Cycle 2 ... 99
4. Observation Sheet in Cycle 1 ... 108
5. Observation Sheet in Cycle 2 ... 112
6. Students Test in Cycle 1 ... 116
7. Students Test in Cycle 2 ... 117
8. The Students’ Score of Midterm Test ... 118
9. The Students’ Score of Achievement Test in Cycle 1 ... 119
10. The Students’ Score of Achievement Test in Cycle 2 ... 120
11. The Answer Key of Achievement Test in Cycle 1 ... 121
12. The Answer Key of Achievement Test in Cycle 2 ... 122
13. Questionnaire for Students ... 123
14. Surat Keterangan ... 124
15. Surat Permohonan Ijin Penelitian ... 125
16. Surat Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ... 126
17. Surat Bukti Penelitian ... 127
18. Surat Permohonan Ujian Skripsi ... 128
19. Statement ... 129
20. Berita Acara Bimbingan ... 130
21. Documentation ... 132
