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The effectiveness of four vocabulary games in improving students’ English vocabulary retention
Full text linkVocabulary is the most crucial part of language learning. It provides the basis for the four language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. However, most EFL students, especially in Indonesia, struggle to learn English effectively, due to their limited vocabulary knowledge. This research aimed at finding out whether there is a significant improvement on students’ English vocabulary retention at SMPQTA An-Nur after the implementation of four vocabulary games. This research employed one-group pretest-posttest design, utilizing vocabulary translation test to obtain the data. Saturated sampling was used for this research due to the limited class and number of the seventh-grade students. The mean scores on both the pre-test and post-test were analyzed using the Paired-Sample T-Test with a significance level of 5% (0.05). The result shows that there is an improvement on students’ vocabulary translation test scores after the implementation of four vocabulary games by comparing students’ pre-test and post-test scores, which means that there is an increase in students vocabulary retention. With the help of SPSS 25 program, a significance (2-tailed) value of 0.000 was obtained. The significance (2-tailed) value was higher than the significance level (0.0002.064); there is a significant positive difference. Therefore, the four vocabulary games are effective in improving students’ vocabulary retention. Keywords: English vocabulary, vocabulary retention, vocabulary game
The use of Instagram as a learning medium to improve students’ writing a recount text at the first year students of SMKN 1 Pakuan Ratu
Full text linkThe objectives of this research were to find out: 1) whether there was any significant improvement on students’ writing achievement after being taught using Instagram as a learning medium, and 2) which aspect improved the most after using Instagram as a learning medium. This research was quantitative research with one group pre-test and post-test design. The subjects of the research were 32 students at the first grade of SMKN 1 Pakuan Ratu. The writing test was administered as the instrument of the research. The data were analyzed statistically by using Paired Sample T-test. The result of the research showed that the mean score of post-test (69.5) was higher than the pre-test (58.9) with the gain was 10.6. The result of t-value (8.660) is higher than t-table (2.040) and the value of two-tailed significance is 0.00 < 0.05. It showed that the hypothesis was accepted and there was a significant improvement on students’ writing achievement of recount text after the implementation of Instagram and the aspect of writing that improved the most after the implementation of Instagram was content. Overall, regarding to the results above, it can be stated that Instagram as a learning medium is effective to improve students’ writing skill in writing recount text. Keywords: Instagram, peer correction, teaching writing, high school
Improving students’ writing skills on personal recount text through diary writing
Full text linkThis research aimed to determine whether there was any significant improvement in students’ writing skills on recount text after the implementation of diary writing. The research was quantitative, employing a one-group pre-test and post-test design. The population of the study was the second-grade students of Junior High School 24 Bandar Lampung. The sample for this research was class 8.6, which consisted of 31 students. The writing test was administered as the research instrument. The data was analyzed using the Paired Sample T-test. It was used to prove the hypothesis in this research. The result of the T-test in this research showed that the value of the significant level was lower than the alpha level (0.00<0.05). It meant that H1 was accepted, indicating a difference in students’ writing skills after implementing diary writing. The difference showed an improvement after the implementation of diary writing. Thus, it could be concluded that diary writing could be applied to improve students’ writing skills on recount text. Based on the result of the research, it was suggested that teachers practice using diary writing as a learning material for teaching writing since the research results had shown that diary writing could effectively improve students’ writing skills on recount text.Keywords: Writing skills, diary writing, recount text, paired sample t-tes
The correlation between students’ reading habit and students’ writing ability in narrative text
Full text linkThis research were aimed to find out whether there was any positive correlation between students’ reading habit and students’ writing ability. This research used quantitative approach and the design was ex-post facto design, so there was no treatment in this research. The population in this study was the first grade students of SMA Swadhipa Natar, 37 students of X IPA 4 were taken as the samples through the use of cluster random sampling. To obtain the data, researcher used reading habit questionnaire and writing test in narrative text as the instruments. Moreover, the data were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation in SPSS 26 version. The result of the data analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between students’ reading habit and students’ writing ability since the r-value (0.554) was higher than r-table (0.316). This indicated that the more students read, the higher writing ability she or he gets.Keywords: correlation, reading habit, writing ability
Improving junior high school students’ reading comprehension of narrative text by using Audiobook
Full text linkThis research was done to find out if the use of audiobook is effective in increasing students’ reading comprehension of narrative text. The researcher used pre-test and post-test design. The sample of this research was 8th grade students at Sekolah Alam Lampung. The instrument used in this study was a reading comprehension test. The data were analyzed by using Repeated Measures T-Test in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software in which the significance was determined by p<0.05.The result of the research showed that the mean score of the pre-test was 36 while the post-test was 55.5. The value of significance was 0.000 < 0.05, indicating that the hypothesis was accepted; therefore, there is a significant difference between students' reading comprehension of narrative text after teaching by using audiobooks. Thus, based on the result, it is concluded that audiobooks can be applied to increase students’ reading comprehension of narrative text.Keywords: audiobook, effective, narrative text, reading comprehensio
The use of 360-degree Virtual Tour Video in guided writing technique to increase student’s writing achievement of report texts
Full text linkThis research aimed to find out whether there was a statistically significant difference of students’ writing achievement between the pre and the post tests after the use of a 360-degree virtual tour video in guided writing technique in the teaching of report texts. This research adopted a quantitative approach with one group pre-test and post-test design. The samples of this research were thirty students in class X-11 at SMAN 9 Bandar Lampung in the academic year 2022/2023, and the data were collected through pre-test and post-test in the form of report text. The data were compared by Paired Sample T-test with a significant level of 0.05. The result showed that there was a statistically significant difference of students’ writing between the pre and the post tests after the students were facilitated by a 360-degree virtual tour video in guided writing technique. This suggests that a 360-degree virtual tour video combined with a guided writing technique facilitates students to improve their writing achievements.Keywords: 360-degree virtual tour video, guided writing technique, report text, student’s writing achievemen
The use of Hellotalk Applications to improve students’ writing skills in descriptive text at the first grade of SMA Ma’arif NU 5 Purbolinggo
Full text linkThe purpose of this study is to determine whether students' writing skills in descriptive text improved by using Hellotalk Application and to determine which aspect that improve the most. The population of this research was the first grade students of SMA Ma'arif NU 5 Purbolinggo. The sample of this research was class x ipa 2 which consisted of 25 students. This research was quantitative study by using pre-experimental design one group pre-test and pot-test. The writing test was used as the instrument for pre-test and post-test. The data were taken from the test and they were analyzed by using Paired Sample T-Test. The result of this research showed there is a significant improvement of students’ writing skills of descriptive text after the implementation of hellotalk application since the value of significant level was 0.00 that lower than 0.05. In other words, all aspect of writing improved regarding the result, but grammar was improved the most. The gain score for this aspect was 0.44, and the mean increased from 2.12 (pretest) to 2.92 (posttest). Briefly, it could be concluded that Hellotalk Application enabled to improve the students’ writing achievement
The correlation between students’ perception of driving suggestopedia principles and students’ vocabulary mastery
Full text linkThe objective of this research was to investigate whether there is any significant correlation between the students’ perception of suggestopedia principles and students’ vocabulary mastery. The population of this research was the first- and second-year students of SMP N 7 Metro in the academic year of 2021/2022. There are 60 students who were selected as research samples by using purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was a questionnaire and vocabulary mastery test. This research applied the correlation study of ex facto design in which the results were analyzed by using SPSS. The result showed that there is any significant correlation between the students’ perception of suggestopedia principles and students’ vocabulary mastery since the coefficient correlation is 0.618 at the significant level of 0.01 and the coefficient correlation was higher than the critical value of r table (0.618>0.325). It means that the null hypothesis was rejected and the research hypothesis was accepted. It could be concluded that the principles of suggestopedia in teaching vocabulary can accelerate students’ memorization ability, make students enjoy and relax in teaching based on suggestopedia principles.Keywords: Suggestopedia, Perception, Vocabulary
Google spreadsheet in designed activities for learning English for Polytechnic students
Full text linkUsing communication technology and internet is common activity for today’s teaching and learning, included in English subject for polytechnic students. Google Spreadsheet is one of the communication technology with internet medium that can be used in designed activities to learn English. This study aimed to know students’ perception towards the use of Google Spreadsheet in designed activities for learning English for polytechnic students at Politeknik Negeri Lampung. Furthermore, this research used descriptive qualitative design. There were 137 samples of the research. They were students who took Basic English in their first year in academic year of 2023/2024. The students were taught by using Google Spreadsheet and given online questionnaire with 15 closed-ended questions and an open-ended question. The result showed that 91.3% students had positive perception towards the use of Google Spreadsheet in designed activities to learn English. Students could feel more-interestingly- different ways in learning English, for instance they could understand the materials easily, make sentences easily based on the examples, learn the vocabulary based on the context given, be more confident, look and check each other’s answers among students, and access the task using Google Spreadsheet everywhere and ever time. However, there were some notes from the students such as less interesting appearance and answers that could be easily changed or cheated by other students. Thus, Google Spreadsheet is a beneficial choice medium in teaching and learning English with designed activities even though there are some notes to consider
The use of English short story to enrich students’ vocabulary achievement at third grade students in SMPN 7 Metro
Full text linkThis research was about short story to enrich students’ vocabulary achievement in third grade of SMPN 7 Metro. The statement of problem are: 1. Is short story effective to enrich students’ vocabulary achievement? 2. Which aspect of vocabulary improves the most after the implementation of short story? The objective of the research are to see whether the use of short story is effective to enrich students’ vocabulary achievement and to see which aspect of vocabulary improves the most after the implementation of short story. The sample of this research was class of III D in SMPN 7 Metro. The instrument of this research is test (pre and post test). The result of the study demonstrated a significant improvement in vocabulary achievement following the use of short story in the classroom. The mean result of pre-test is 53.28 while the mean result of post-test is 63.28. For the aspect of vocabulary that most improve after the implementation of short story is meaning with experienced the highest increase with an increase in score of 3.75. Based on the result of study, it can be concluded that short story is effective to enrich students’ vocabulary achievement