THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING WORD WALL

TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY MASTERY

AT THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK BINA
KARYA 2 KARANGANYAR
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
to Acquire Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Education Program
of Teacher Training and Education Faculty
Muhammadiyah University of Purworejo

Eka Purwanigsih
11.212.0241

ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVARSITY OF PURWOREJO
2015

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 MOTTO

Allah will not change the (good) condition of a people as long as they do not

change themselves

(QS. Ar-Ra’du: 11)

Success is a journey, not a decision and the journey of a thousand miles

begins with one step

(Ben Sweetland)

We never learn to brave and patient if in this world there is only joy

(Hellen Keller)

There is will; there is way

(The writer)

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 DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicate with love and smile for ALLAH SWT.

 My beloved parents, Rahmat and Sudarsih who always give the best for their
children. Thanks to your prayer and support and advice.

 My beloved brother, Taufik Rahmat Riadi who always supports me finishing

my study. You are my inspiration.

 My lovely Eko Saryono S.Pd. who gives me love and support for my success.
I always love you.

 My beloved big family Mr. Nata Sumitra, thanks for your attention, support,
and prayer, and encouragements.

 My advisor “Mrs. Titi Rokhayati, M.Pd” who has given me advices,

correction, attention until this thesis is finished successfully.

 My best friends Wenti, Sofi, Rini, wiwit, wiji, and my beloved friends class
F. I miss U all. You are always stands by my side in all situations. Making my

life more meaningful and colorful. Thank you so much.

 All my lecturers in English Education Program of Muhammadiyah

University of Purworejo.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin, praiseto Allah SWT, the Almighty, the merciful

and the most Beneficial. Without his blessing, the researcher would have never

been able to finish her thesis entitled “The effectiveness of using word wall to

improve vocabulary mastery at the tenth grade students of SMK Bina Karya 2

Karanganyar in the academic year 2014 / 2015” as a partial fulfillment of the

requirements to acquire Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Education

Program of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah

University of Purworejo.

On the available occasion, the researcher would like to express her great

gratitude to several people who participated in finishing this thesis. She extends

her sincere gratitude and appreciations to:

1. Drs. H. Supriyono, M.Pd. as the Rector of Muhammadiyah University of

Purworejo.

2. Drs. H. Hartono, M.M. as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purworejo.

3. Semi Sukarni, M.Pd. as the Head of English Education Program of Teacher

Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purworejo.

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 TABLE CONTENTS

Title ........................................................................................................ i

Approval Sheet ..................................................................................... ii

Ratification Sheet................................................................................. iv

Dedication ............................................................................ ................ v

Acknowledge ....................................................................................... vi

Statement ........................................................................................... viii

Table of the Contents ........................................................................... ix

List of table .......................................................................................... xi

List of chart ........................................................................................ xiii

List of appendices .............................................................................. xiv

Abstract ............................................................................................... xv

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study....... .............. ................ 1

B. Identification of Problem...................................... 4

C. Limitation of the Problem.................................... 5

D. Statement of the Problem..................................... 5

E. Objective of the Study......................................... 6

F. Significance of the Study ..................................... 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

A. Previous Study .................................................... 8

B. Theory of Review ................................................ 10

1. Learning and Teaching .................................. 10

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 2. Vocabulary ...................................................... 12

3. Vocabulary mastery ......................................... 14

4. Word Wall ....................................................... 14

5. Procedure of word wall ................................... 16

C. Conceptual Framework ......................................... 17

D. Hypothesis ............................................................. 18

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Type of Research .................................................. 20

B. Time and Place of Research ................................... 20

C. Research Design .................................................... 21

D. Population, Sample, and Sampling Techniques ..... 22

E. Variable of the Research ........................................ 25

F. Research Instrument............................................... 26

G. Techniques of Collecting the Data ......................... 27

H. Techniques of Analyzing the Data ....................... 28

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION

A. Data Display .......................................................... 34

B. Discussions ........................................................... 54

CHAPTER V CONCLUSSION AND DISCUSSIONS

A. Conclusion ........................................................... 58

B. Suggestions .......................................................... 69

BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES

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 LIST OF TABLE

Table 1 schedule of the research ........................................................ 21

Table 2 Research design ..................................................................... 21

Table 3 the population of the study ................................................... 22

Table 4 the criterion value of the students’ vocabulary mastery ....... 34

Table 5 the Result of Control Group (TKR 1) .................................... 35

Table 6 the result of pre – test of control class .................................. 36

Table 7 Degree mastery pre – test of control class ............................ 36

Table 8 the result of post – test of control class ................................. 37

Table 9 Degree mastery post – test of control group ......................... 37

Table 10 the result of pre – test and post – test Experiment .............. 39

Table 11 the result of Experimental class pre – test .......................... 40

Table 12 Degree mastery pre – test of Experiment class.................... 41

Table 13 The Result of Experiment Class post – test ......................... 42

Table 14 Degree mastery post – test of Experiment class ............ ...43

Table 15 The students’ pre – test and post – test result of

Experimental and control class ........................................ 43

Table 16 Result of Normality of control class .................................... 47

Table 17 the Result of Normality of Experiment Class...................... 48

Table 18 The Result normality of post – test control class and

Post – test experiment class................................................ 49

Table 19 the result Anova of Control class ...................................... 50

Table 20 the result Anova of experiment class .................................. 50

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Table 21 the result Anova of post – test control class and post – test

experiment class ................................................................ 51

Table 22 the Result of T-value Control Class .................................... 52

Table 23 the Result of T-value experiment Class .............................. 53

Table 24 the result of T-test of control class and experiment Class .. 53

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 LIST OF CHART

Chart 1 the frequency of the result of pre –test control class ............. 37

Chart 2 the frequency of the result of post –test control class ............ 39

Chart 3 the frequency of the result of pre –test experiment class ....... 42

Chart 4 the frequency of the result of post – test experiment class .... 45

Chart 5 the result of vocabulary mastery of pre – test control class

Experiment class .................................................................. 46

Chart 6 the result of vocabulary mastery of post– test control class

Post – test experiment class .................................................. 46

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 LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1 letter

Appendix 2 Lesson plane

Appendix 3 Test of Vocabulary

Appendix 4 Work sheet of vocabulary

Appendix 5 Word Wall

Appendix 6 Photographs

Appendix 7 Descriptive data statistic

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 ABSTARCT

Eka Purwaningsih. 2015, The Effectiveness of Using Word Wall to improve

Vocabulary Mastery at the Tenth grade Students of SMK Bina Karya 2
Karaanganyar in the acedemic year of 2014/2015. A Thesis Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Purworejo.
2015.Consultant: Titi Rokhayati, M.Pd, and Sri Widodo, SS, M, Hum.

The objective of this research are (1) to know the level of students’
vocabulary mastery after being taught using word wall, (2) to find out the use of
word wall in English teaching learning is effective or not in improving student’s
vocabulary mastery at the tenth grade students of SMK Bina Karya 2 Karanganyar
in the academic year of 2014/2015
.
The population of this research is the tenth grade students of SMK BINA
KARYA 2 Karanganyar and the research took 68 students as the sample. As the
control class, the researcher used class tenth grade TKR 1 that consists of 34
students and as the experiment class the researcher used class tenth grade TKR 3
that consists of 34 students. The independent variable is the use of word wall to
improve vocabulary in the material invitation, and the dependent variable is the
students’ vocabulary mastery result manifested in the test score. In getting the
data, the researcher analyzed the data by using descriptive statistic analysis (mean,
modus, median, Standard deviation, and highest, lowest and sum score) and
inferential analysis (normality test, test homogeneity and t – test as test of
hypothesis).

After analyzing the data, the researcher concluded that teaching by using
word wall is effective to improve students’ vocabulary mastery. As the fact the
result of t – value is 8.604. Based on the 0.05 significant levels, the significance
(2- tailed) was 0.000. The result of computation showed that significant level is
higher than significance (2-tailed) that is 0.05 > 0.000. Thus, Ha (Hypothesis
Alternative) is accepted and using word wall is effective to improve the students’
vocabulary mastery.

Keyword: Effectiveness, Vocabulary mastery, word wall,

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