CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION
A. Findings
Based on the result of the test, the research concludes that there is improvement of using word cross game to improve students’ vocabulary at the first grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar.
1. The Use of Word Cross Game to Improve Students’ Vocabulary in SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar
The result of the improvement of using word cross game to improve students’ vocabulary that covers noun, verb, adjective and adverb of pre-test and post-test showed there was improvement of using word cross game to improve students’ vocabulary at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar. It can be seen clearly in the following tables and charts.
Table 4.1 The Improvement of the Students’ Vocabulary
No Indicators Pre-test Post-test Improvement (%)
1 Noun 58.88 76.33 29.63
2 Verb 53.84 87.14 61.84
3 Adjective 50.76 80.71 59
4 Adverb 65 92.14 41.75
∑X 228.48 336.32 192.22
𝑋̅ 57.12 84.08 48.05
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Table 4.1 shows that the score of noun had improved (29.63%) from the mean score of pre-test (58.88) to post test (76.33). The score of verb had improved (61.84%) from the mean score of pre-test (53.84) to post-test (87.14). In adjective had improved (59%) from the mean score of pre-test (50.76) to post test (80.71). In adverb had improved (41.75%) from the mean score of pre-test (65) to post-test (92.14). After calculating the score, it is found vocabulary had improved (48.05%) and the mean score of vocabulary in pre-test (57.12) while in the post-test (84.08) , it was more clearly shown in the figure 4.1
Figure 4.1 The Improvemet of the Students’ Vocabulary
Figure 4.1 explains that the improvement of noun was 29.63% , verb was 61.84%, adjective was 59% and adverb was 41.75% , the mean score was (48.05%). It proves that there was improvement in students’
vocabulary at the first grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar.
58.88
53.84 50.76
65 76.33
87.14
80.71
92.14
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
IMPROVEMENT %
Pre-test Post-test
a. Improvement of the Students’ Noun
The researcher concludes that there is improvement of using word cross game to improve students’ vocabulary at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar, the improvement be able see following table :
Table 4.2 The Improvement of the Students’ Noun
Indicators Pre-test Post-test Improvement (%)
Noun 58.88 76.33 29.63
Table 4.2 shows that the score of noun had improved (29.63%) from the mean score of pre-test (58.88) to post test (76.33). It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.2
Figure 4.2 The Improvemet of the Students’ Noun
Figure 4.2 explains that the improvement of noun was 29.63%.
It proves that there was improvement in students’ vocabulary at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar.
58.88 76.33
Noun
IMPROVEMENT %
Pre-test Post-test
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b. Improvement of the Students’ Verb
The researcher concludes that there is improvemet of using word cross game to improve students’ vocabulary at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar, the improvement be able see following table :
Table 4.3 The Improvement of the Students’ Verb
Indicators Pre-test Post-test Improvement (%)
Verb 53.84 87.14 61.84
Table 4.3 shows that the score of verb had improved (61.84%) from the mean score of pre-test (53.84) to post-test (87.14). It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.3
Figure 4.3 The Improvemet of the Students’ Verb
Figure 4.3 explains that the improvement of verb was 61,84%.
It proves that there was improvement in students’ vocabulary at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar.
53.84
87.14
Verb
IMPROVEMENT %
Pre-test Pos-test
c. Improvement of the Students’ Adjective
The researcher concludes that there is improvemet of using word cross game to improve students’ vocabulary of adjective at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar, the improvement be able see following table :
Table 4.4 The Improvement of the Students’ Adjective Indicators Pre-test Post-test Improvement (%)
Adjective 50.76 80.71 59
Table 4.4 shows that there is improvement of the students’
vocabulary from pre-test and post-test. In adjective had improved (59%) from the mean score of pre-test (50.76) to post test (80.71). It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.4
Figure 4.4 The Improvemet of the Students’ Adjective
Figure 4.4 explains that the improvement of adjective was 59%. It proves that there was improvement in students’ vocabulary at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar.
50.76 80.71
Adjective
IMPROVEMENT %
Pre-test Post-test
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d. Improvement of the Students’ Adverb
The researcher concludes that there is improvemet of using word cross game to improve students’ vocabulary of adverb at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar, the improvement be able see following table :
Table 4.5 The Improvement of the Students’ Adverb Indicators Pre-test Post-test Improvement (%)
Adverb 65 92.14 41.75
Table 4.5 shows that there is improvement of the students’
vocabulary from pre-test and post-test. In adverb had improved (41.75%) from the mean score of pre-test (65) to post-test (92.14). It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.5
Figure 4.5 The Improvemet of the Students’ Adverb
65
92.14
Adverb
IMPROVEMENT %
Pre-test Post-test
Figure 4.5 explains that the improvement of adverb was 41.75%. It proves that there was improvement in students’ vocabulary at the ten grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Makassar.
e. The classify the students’ score of pre-test and post-test with the categories below :
No Categories (Score)
Frequency (Pre-test)
% Frequency (Post-test)
%
1 Excellent (90-100) 0 0 7 35
2 Very Good (80-89) 0 0 7 35
3 Good (70-79) 2 10 2 10
4 Fairly Good (60-69) 2 10 4 20
5 Fair (50-59) 12 60 0 0
Total 16 80 20 100
Table 4.6 The rate percentage of the pre-test and post-test students The table 4.6 explain the students’ vocabulary before and after treatment. The table describe that from 20 students in the pre-test there were 4 students got score 31-50 (poor) and 12 (60%) students got the fair score, 2 (10%) students got the fairly good score, 2 (10%) students got the good score, no student got very good and excellent score. It means that the means score of pre-test showed that students’ vocabulary were fair in the vocabulary (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Than the post-test, no students got the fair score, 4 (20%) students got the fairly good score, 2 (10%)
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students got the good score, 7 (35%) students got very good and excellent score. It means that the means score of post-test showed that students’
vocabulary were very good and excellent in the vocabulary (noun, verb, adjective, adverb).
1) The Classify of Noun
The mean score of noun was 58.88 in the pre-test showed the students’
vocabulary was fair while in the pos-test was 76.33 showed the students’ vocabulary was good. It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.6
Figure 4.6 The classify of Noun 2) The Classify of Verb
The mean score of verb was 53.84 in the pre-test showed the students’
vocabulary was fair while in the pos-test was 87.14 showed the students’ vocabulary was very good. It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.7
58.88
76.33
noun fair good
Figure 4.7 The classify of Verb 3) The Classify of Adjective
The mean score of Adjective was 50.76 in the pre-test showed the students’ vocabulary was fair while in the pos-test was 80.71 showed the students’ vocabulary was very good. It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.8
Figure 4.8 The classify of Adjective
53.84
87.14
Verb fair very good
50.76
80.71
Adjective fair very good
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4) The Classify of Adverb
The mean score of Adverb was 65 in the pre-test showed the students’ vocabulary was fairly good while in the pos-test was 92.14 showed the students’ vocabulary was excellent. It was more clearly shown in the figure 4.9
Figure 4.9 The classify of Adverb 2. T-test Value
Analyzing T-test analysis was used to find out the significant difference of the students’ result of pre-test and post-test. In order to know the level of significance 5% (0.05), degree of freedom df=N-1 (df is N – 1 20-1=19) it was found that the T-table value was 2.093 the result of the calculation is shown as follows :
65
92.14
Adverb
fairly good excellent
Table 4.7 T-test Value of the Students’ Vocabulary Skill
Variables t-test t-table
Vocabularies 25.09 2.093
The table 4.8 shows about the comparison between the scores t-test and t-table. The value of the the t-test is greater than t-table. The score in variable of students’ vocabularies (25.09 > 2.093)
Figure 4.10 The Comparison between the Students’ T-Test and T-Table It can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the results of the students’ vocabulary before and after using word cross game. This also means that null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted.
25.09
2.093
Variables t-test
t-table
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