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A. Background: Nurfauzi, Increasig The Vocabulary Ability of The Second Year Students of Science Departement of
A. Background: Nurfauzi, Increasig The Vocabulary Ability of The Second Year Students of Science Departement of
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
this skill. Student cannot convey their ideas a written and spoken without having
sufficient of vocabulary.1
English teachers have a very important role in an English instruction since they
are one of the factors that determine whether teaching is successful or not. The
teachers have to be able to apply various techniques in teaching English because they
can use various media like movies synopsis to teach vocabulary. From the movies
synopsis the students will translate one by one of vocabulary. So, the students know
the meaning of it. Then they will find the trouble and the researcher will help them.
The students will know new vocabulary, so step by step the students will become
mastery in vocabulary.
Vocabulary is a very important. So, in this case, the researcher will use
movies synopsis to make easy the students and then the students will pay attention to
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Nurfauzi, Increasig the Vocabulary Ability of the Second Year Students of Science Departement of
MAN 2 Madello.Thesis UMPAR,2009
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the story when the teachers explain it. From the explanations, the researcher will
measure the ability of the students with evaluations whether or not the students
You can speak English with another if you have many vocabularies and
Furthermore the researcher will use movies synopsis to make easy to memorizing of
vocabulary. Then by this material the students will learning how to use dictionary.
These media provide language elements for the students to explore the
language skills for them. Furthermore, it can be able to arouse the students’ interest in
learning a foreign Language, so it can`t not be boring, It can help students to learn the
comprehension and good understanding, movies synopsis can enrich English learners
vocabulary many vocabulary because through this way they may image and
memorize many vocabularies in one time. Actually the students can know and
remember many vocabularies but this way can help students to movies synopsis and
classify through the topic given by instructors. They will find the words from the
research with the title “improving vocabulary ability to the first year students of MTs
B. Problem Statement
follows:
1. Can movies synopsis improve vocabulary ability to the first year students of
2. How can movies synopsis improve vocabulary ability to the first year students
1. The objective of the research is to find out whether or not the use of movies
The outcomes of the research are expected to be very useful and helpful
1. The teacher have many strategies, to make the students to be like the movies
synopsis, the teacher have a good idea to make easy for improve the
vocabulary
2. The students this research can use to motivate the students to be able
3. The next researcher, it can be useful information for the next invent in
teaching vocabulary.
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CHAPTER II
a. Definition of vocabulary
Vocabulary is:
1) Total number of words which (with rules for combining them) make up a
language.
3) The word that people use when they are talking about particular subject.
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Hornby a.z, Oxford advanced learner’s dictionary of current English 1974.p.959
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4) A list of word with their meaning, especially in a book for learning a foreign
language.3
Vocabulary is one of the most obvious component of language and one of the
vocabulary is one media to select what words to teach and vocabulary is a list of
b. Types of vocabulary
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Hornby, A.S. et.al. The Advanced Learners Dictionary To Current English. Second edition, London:
oxford university press, 2000:p.959.
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Jack c Richards, curriculum development in language teaching, first publish Singapore: Cambridge
university press,2001:p.4
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John connerly, English teaching forum volume 46, Washington,2008 :p.24
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Brainy quote, vocabulary, (http://www.bbrainyquoote.com/words/vo/vocabulary237882.html online
5th July 2010)
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2) Reserved vocabulary, the words use know but we rarely use in speaking, we
3) Passive vocabulary, the words we recognize and never use them in either
1) Active vocabulary refers to words that students have learned they are expected
to be able to use.
2) Passive vocabulary refers to words that the students recognize them but
Here are the three types vocabularies, the words a person recognize when he
hears.
vocabulary and based on the person vocabulary namely active and passive
vocabulary. Active will be for speaking and writing, while the passive vocabulary is
cannot make a communication with other and their emotion and expressions, because
vocabulary is the most important to understand and know of thing action and
language and who uses the words that suit our particular purpose and we continue to
learn new words as long as we live. So, vocabulary is the most important to know or
have to express our ideas, command and other actions. And then, if we want to master
these are speaking, reading, writing, and all three of these elements are used to make
up a large structure that is called literacy. While literacy has been important ever
since humans first discovered writing. It has become much more important in the
information age.10
languages.
d. Selecting of vocabulary
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Early age, important of vocabulary, (http//www.exforsys.com/career – center/English vocabulary
/importance-of-vocabulary-from-an-early-age.html 16th October 2010)
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each word has one or more meanings in language and we can look at in a dictionary.
In the dictionary vocabulary has one meaning or more for a word and we will
represent a small function of all the possible words in a language. General principles
abstract
2) Frequency
We can decide words we should leach on the basis of how frequency they are
used by the speaker of the language. Used on the explanation above the researcher
concludes that vocabulary is the way in which some thing is interpreted or understood
and vocabulary is activity in which the readers try to understand the writer’s idea
presented.11
Based on the explanation above the researcher concludes that vocabulary is the
e. Criteria vocabulary
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Harmer Jeremy, The Practice Of English Language Teaching London Logman,1991: p.155
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There are criteria were therefore also used in determining words list in vocabulary
as follows:
1) Teach ability
2) Similarity
Some items may be selected because they are similar to words in the native
language.
3) Availability
Some words may be frequent are readily” available “in the sense that they
4) Coverage
Words that cover or including the meaning of their words may also be useful.
5) Defining power
Some words could be selected because they are useful in defining other
words; even though they are not among the most frequent words in the
language. 12
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Richard, jack. L.Curriculum Development in Language Teaching Cambridge University Press.
2001 : p. 8
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a. Definition of movies
Film is a series of images that are projected into a screen to create the illusion of
motion, furthermore, motion pictures are also called movies, film or cinema, are one
of the most popular forms of entertainment, that have people to immerse then selves
Movie a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story, shown
But Movies or film can also reach people about history, science, human behavior
and any other subject. Some films combine entertainment with instruction, makes the
learning process more enjoy able. In all its forms, cinema is an art as well as a
business, and those make motion pictures take great pride in their creation.
Motion pictures are recorded using specially designed cameras that capture the
image on rolls of film. After being processed and printed, the film is run through a
projector, which shines light through the film so that the images are sparked on a
screen. Most movies have accompanying sound. The functions of film are to educate,
entertain, enlighten and inspire the audience, and in this case the writer tried to use
film or movies in the teaching and learning process of narrative text writing. The
write thought that film can also be used as an alternative method in teaching narrative
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http//www.en. charta.msn.com
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Hornby A.S, oxford advanced learns dictionary.2000 : p.389
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http//www.thefreedictionary.com/film.july 17 2010
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text writing, because the student will get a new experience in their class that is quite
different from their daily experience in their class, and for the teacher that is suitable
1) A roll of material which is sensitive to light and which is used in camera for
etc.
4) State that film is story, incident, etc, recorded on film in, moving pictures, in
Addition,
5) That film can record culture, and they can treat social or political issues and
other aspect of societies to see aspect of the world that are difficult or
impossible to observe with naked eyes. Based on the definition of film the
researcher can conclude that film is a work combining a story, scenes, history,
b. Definition Synopsis
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Kirkpatrick. Giant paperback dictionary.london;the bath press.1993:p.495
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shortening of a short story with due regard to the intrinsic elements of the stories. a
synopsis is an effective way to present the story in the form of short length. In
synopsis beautiful style, illustrations and explanation are eliminated but still retains
the content and general ideas. Synopsis usually limited by the number of pages, for
example, two or three pages, one fifth or one tenth of the original essay length.17
There are some definitions’ about synopsis of they are presented as follow:
1) Please read the original manuscript until completely unknown purpose and
vision. At the time it takes to read or recorded stressed the central ideas
2) Set the initial text was written after a central then develops the notes with their
mother tongue
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http//wyw1d.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/cara-menyusun-sinopsis/
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http//dictionary.reference.com.browse/synopsis
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5) If you have some ideas or ideas from several points and then just that litter the
6) Recycling but some items that can be represented using only a single item. or
vice versa, and save the item that you want to save.
7) Keep proposals that do not allow simplified so that the authenticity of the
8) Throw out all the tasks in word that allows away but keep the location ideas
The movie synopsis is one of the best things for any type of moviegoer. Anyone
who is not familiar with a movie will look toward the movie synopsis to figure out
exactly what the movie is about. The movie synopsis will give you the basic plot
details without giving you all of the different types of information that would ruin the
movie for you, and If you own a lot of different movies, the movies synopsis can be
incredible helpful. Those with large movie collections will often have to refresh their
memory when they pick out a movie to watch that they have not watched in a long
time. Those who are going through their movie collection will want to read the
synopsis of the different movies that they have, as they are not used to those movies
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Wyw1d,locit
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Having a list of movie synopses would be an incredibly tool for anyone with a
large movie collection. Having a listing of the synopses of all of the different movies
would make it incredibly easy to figure out what every movie you own is about
All My Movies gives you the ability to do just that. With All My Movies, you are
putting together a complete listing and catalog of all of your movies. By doing
this with the All My Movies software, you are giving yourself a comprehensive
guide to all of the different movies that you have. This will include a synopsis for
every single movie that you own. The software allows you to flawlessly move
from movie synopsis to movie synopsis, reading each and every one until you
figure out exactly what you want to watch. All My Movies makes it easy for you
to pick your movie.21
In addition movies give the students’ knowledge about the it, and the students
can to take suggestion and know characteristic everybody and is very interesting to
B. Conceptual Framework
Vocabulary mastery is one of the most important for us because without knowing
a little technique in this process we cannot express out ideas in writing from and
orally. One of vocabulary activity that helps students to contract their ideas is movies
synopsis because it present the students ideas visual and easier them to organize their
idea.
vocabulary mastery which presenting the related new words .the vocabulary materials
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Http //en. Wikipedia org/wiki/trailer %28 film %29 July 17 2010
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ibid
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that applied by the researcher related to the themes. The researcher conducts a quasi
vocabulary mastery.
diagram:
C. Hypothesis
1. Variable
There are two variable involved this research. There are vocabulary ability as
the first year students of MTs DDI Lero Suppa in practice vocabulary
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD
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This chapter deals with the research design, research variable, population and
sample, instrument of the research, procedure of data collection and technique of data
analysis.
The method of this research is experimental method with one group pre-test. The
E = O1 X O2
Where:
E = Experimental
O1 = Pre-test
X = Treatment
O2 = Post-test22
The location of the research was take place in MTs DDI Lero Suppa on jln.
Nonde, no 17. It is one of junior high school in Suppa, Pinrang regency. The
locations of the research consist of three classes and the total numbers of the
population are 280 students. The researcher used two month to do the research.
1. Population
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Gay, L, R, Education Researcher, second edition. 1981: p. 227
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The population of this research was the first year in 2010/2011 academic year.
There are two classes, where class VII 1, consisted of 37 students and class VII 2
students.
2. Sample
The researcher used cluster sampling technique that one class of the first year
students of MTs DDI Lero Suppa is taken as research sample. The sample is taken
The instrument of this research was vocabulary test, the test used in pre-test and
post-test. The pre-test used to check the prior knowledge of the students in
vocabulary mastery before give them treatment, and the post-test used to measure the
1. Pre-test
Before doing treatment, the researcher gave pre test to the students. It aims at
2. Treatment
The researcher carried out in fourth meeting; in each meeting the researcher
distributed different topics that gave to the students. The time location of the
a. Begin lesson by asking students to explain how they go about learning new
vocabulary.
b. Explain the concept of “short term” and “long term” learning and the
c. Present the idea of creating vocabulary movies synopsis to help students learn
d. Divide students into small group asking them to create vocabulary movies
f. At the end of the class, the researcher will collect the students’ worksheets
and check based the students answer and calculate based on the technique of
3. Post-test
In the last meeting, the researcher gave post test to the students to know their
vocabulary mastery after being taught by using movies synopsis concept. (See
appendix1)
To analyze the data collected, the researcher was inferential statistic by using t-
c. 56 – 70 is classified as fair
d. 41 – 55 is classified as poor
F
P= x 100 %
N
Where:
P = Percentages
F = Frequency
∑ X
X=
N
Where:
X = Mean score
5. Testing of significance
Finding the difference mean score between pre-test and post-test to calculate t-
D ∑D
t= 2
√∑ D −¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ D= N
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Ibid, p.289
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Where:
T = Test of significance
SS ( ∑ x )2
∑ x− N
SD = N in which SS =
Where:
SD = Standard deviation
CHAPTER IV
This chapter consists of two sections, namely the finding and discussion of the
research. The finding deals with the rate percentage and of the student score obtained
through vocabulary test, the students mean score and the test of significance.
A. Findings
The finding through pre-test on the vocabulary test of the first year students of MTs
Table 1 the frequency and percentage of the result of pre-test through the
vocabulary test.
2. Good 71 – 84 4 10.81
The table above explained that not students got score excellent and very poor, in
classification 17 (45.95%) students got poor, 16 (43.24%) students got fair, and 4
(10.81%) students got good classification. Therefore, they must be given motivation
The result of the student post-test through the test was tabulated as follow:
2. Good 71 – 84 14 37.84
3. Fair 56 – 70 14 37.84
4. Poor 41 – 55 6 16.21
in excellent and very poor classification. But in this table there were 14 (37,84%)
students got poor, and 3(8,11%) students got excellent .it means that vocabulary
ability of the first year students of MTs DDI lero supppa on post-test ( after teaching
students are interested and enjoying learning vocabulary by using movies synopsis.
Mean score of the result of pre test of the students on vocabulary test were
tabulated as follows:
2. Post-test 70.94
From the table 3 above, it points out the result of pre-test is classified as poor
by the mean score of pre-test (61.75) is lower than the mean score of post-test
(70.94).it means that the result of post-test is higher than result of pre-test.in other
words, vocabulary ability of the first year students of MTs DDI lero suppa improve
2. The result of standard deviation of the students pre test and post test
Table 4. The standard deviation of the students’ pre test and post test
Table 4 above illustrated that standard deviation of the students on pre test was 10.77
and standard deviation of the students on post test was 11.62.it means that, most of
students in pre test got the score which in score of standard had long distance from
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the mean score, but in post test the most of students go high score, which their score
3. Statistical analysis
The data on the table 5 shows us that the result of t-test value (4, 90) is greater
that t-table value (2,000). Based on this result, it is concluded that the difference
It is proved that the use of movies synopsis in teaching vocabulary to the first
year students of MTs DDI Lero Suppa has significant influence in increasing the
35(80-45).
Before presenting the materials the researcher would introduce first and gave
motivation, suggestion, and their spirit to attend the following class, and the
researcher asked many things to the students to make them enjoyable in learning
process and the classroom seemed comfortable and cooperation to another . Than
the researcher explained about the movies synopsis in learning vocabulary and
how to find main idea of the text. Although the researcher had explained, they
were still confused so that the researcher explained again how to find main idea
of the text by using movies synopsis. The purpose of the paragraphs especially
meaning. The students gave some introduction and the class divided into group
of seventh to five students. The group of students is very important because they
have to discuss the topic. By sharing their knowledge through discussion, the
students can complete the movies synopsis, because we can paragraph the some
of students know some word related to the topic while the other maybe not. The
students may consult their lingual dictionary to help them find equivalent of the
words.
The researcher explained more and more about movies synopsis, but there were
many students could not finish answered the question completely until the time
was over, it may caused they did not understand some new vocabularies of the
text. Before closing this meeting, the researcher asked the students to bring
The researcher distributed the vocabulary text about a tom and jerry. Before
taught the students, the researcher did not forget to motivate and advised the
students to train vocabulary in their part time. after that the researcher reviewed
the material. But some of the students still did not understand about how to find
the main idea of the text, they asked the researcher to explain the material, so the
Before giving vocabulary text, the researcher asked to the students assemble with
their group, the researcher divided the students into seventh group, its spending
most of time, where some of them want make a group with their friends only. the
When the things get better, the researcher gives movies synopsis each group,
after that they reading and observe them. The researcher asked the students to
When the researcher was in the classroom, the students were kind to study.
Before the researcher taught the material, the researcher gave motivation and
At the time, the researcher asked one by one the students memorize the
Before teaching, the researcher said anything about English to motivate the
students and ready to study. This meeting, the researcher distributed the
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vocabulary text about my best friends, after explained the material; the
researcher divided the students in seventh groups. The researcher asked the
students to count the one number until seventh number, and who had same
After that, the researcher asked the students to write the important information
on the movies synopsis. And then the researcher asked the students to make a
simple question and the students can open the dictionary. Some of group did
not finish their text, when the time was up. After discussing their text,the
researcher gave them presents. It aimed to motivate the students. And before
closing this meeting, the researcher asked the students to train their
vocabulary in part time. At that time, learning process running well until the
last.
Before taught the students, the researcher did not forget to motivate and
advised the students. In this meeting, the researcher distributed the movies
synopsis the about Cinderella, at the situation of the class room was very
noisy. Where some of students want made group but other did not want,
when things got better, the researcher gave the vocabulary material. The
researcher asked the students to read the text carefully and write down the
important information on the movies synopsis and finding out the main idea
of the text.
In the last meeting, distributed the vocabulary text about a giant and
before teaching, the researcher always give to motivate and advice the
students to study more and more, especially English lesson. The the
synopsis.
At the time, the researcher divided the students in seventh group, each
group wrote the information on their movies synopsis, and then asked
the students to read the text and answer the question based on the text.
After that the researcher discussed the students answer. The classroom
was very quiet, most of the students focus on the lesson, and before
closing this meeting, and the researcher asked the students about the
material that had presented at the first until the last meeting. Most of
the students said that they were very happy and interested while
learning process.
B. Discussion
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The result of the researcher proved that using movies synopsis in teaching
statement is proved by the students score before and after given treatment which was
significantly different, beside that, the result of test shows us that before the students
giving of the treatment (teaching vocabulary through movies synopsis) their score are
low where most students (46%) got poor classification and(43%) treatment is the
using movies synopsis, their vocabulary command have improve with the score
All the fact above shows that there was a significance difference of the
students after being given treatment by using movies synopsis. it can be found that
through the calculating of the score of pre test were result of computation of t-test
value got 2,63 if it was concluded with the t-table value where N=37 with the degree
of freedom (df), 37-1=36 in the level significance 0,05 got 2,000 the finding in forms
that t-test value was better than t-table value or the students ability improve
significantly after they given a treatment. The data above shows that the null
students of the first year MTs DDI Lero suppa that use of movies synopsis it can able
In pre test, the main the reason why the students obtained low score because
the students fact many difficulties to express their ideas or catching the ideas from
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some one or the limited vocabulary and the students feel bored with their teacher
technique in teaching English specially in teaching vocabulary. But after they got the
treatment their score improve, because this movies synopsis is more interesting and it
can make the students enjoyable beside that movies synopsis can make the students
CHAPTER V
A. Conclusion
1. Based on the finding and the discussion presented in the previous chapter,
the researcher tries to conclude this researcher that the use of movies
vocabulary of to the first year students of MTs DDI Lero Suppa has a
supported by the data, in which the means score of the students in the pre test
from the experimental (61, 76) has been improved in the post test, in which
the students mean score is 70, 95. In applying the t-test formula for the
students post test for both groups, it is found that the t-test value is much
2. Based on the observation, the researcher concluded the first meeting until to
finish the students had more motivated, challenge and comfortable with
material presented through movies synopsis technique and they could make
B. SUGGESTION
tried to give some suggestions for the future researcher about the English teaching
method as follow:
3. The next students, they should more interesting to learn English for
increase their vocabulary mastery and they also should be serious and pay
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Appendix A
A B
1. Mouse a. keunggulan
2. Little b. kucing
3. Collection c. kumpulan
4. Cat d. tikus
5. Classic e. kecil
a. Animals f. Gray
b. Fans g. Violent
c. Delight h. Body
d. Bevy i. Notably
e. Recollection j. Mouse
A B
1. God a. Damai
2. Peace b. Hidup
3. Life c. Tuhan / Allah
4. Creator d. Tuan rumah
5. Master e. Pencipta
- To derived - creator
- Deed - deaht
- Test - command
- Obedience - Creator
- Death
2. There are three meanings of islam. Two of them are ................and ...............
A B
1. Ladies a. Kaca
2. Mother b. Sedih
3. Slipper c. Perempuan
4. Glass d. Sendal
5. Sad e. Ibu
1. King 6. Ladies
2. Palace 7. Crown
5. Pair
A B
1.Year a. Segera
2. Soon b. Ringkasan
3. Summary c. Tahun
4. Fish d. Umum
5. General e. Ikan
1. Divers 4. Left
2. Getting 5. Quite
3. Arrival 6. Knowledge
Appendix C
Percentage of the result of pre- test and post-test
%
No score classification Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test
1. 86-100 Excellent - 3 - 8,11
2. 71-85 Good 4 14 10,81 37,84
3. 56-70 Fair 16 14 43,24 37,84
4. 41-45 Poor 17 6 45,95 16,21
5. < 40 Very poor - - - -
37 37 100% 100%
% = F X 100
N
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Appendix D
The word sheet of the calculation of the score on pre-test and post-test on students’
Appendix F
Experimental
Dik :
N 37
∑ X1 = 2285
∑ X12 = 145325
SS1 = ∑ X12 - ¿
(2285) 2
SS1 = 145325 –
37
5221225
SS1 = 145325 –
37
SS1 = 4210.81
Sd = √ ss
n1
44
Sd = √4210.81
37
Sd = √113.81
Sd = 10.77
Appendix G
Dik :
X =
∑X =
2625
= 70,94
N 37
∑ X1 = 2625
∑ X12 = 191225
SS1 = ∑ X12 - ¿
( 2625 ) 2
= 191225 -
37
6890625
= 191225 -
37
= 191225 - 186233,11
= 4991,89
ss
Sd = √
N
45
4991,89
Sd = √ 37
Sd = √ 134,92
Sd = 11,62
Appendix H
D
t= 2
√∑ D −¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
500
=
√ 1040001−¿ ¿ ¿¿
500
250000
=
√ 10400−
500
37
37(36)
= 6756,7
√ 10400−
1332
500
=
√ 10400−5,07
500
=
√ 10394,93
500
=
101,9
46
= 4, 90
T-table = 2,000
t-test = 4,90
CURRICULUM VITAE
After that she entered junior high school at MTs DDI Lero Suppa and graduated in
2003.at the same year, she continued her study in senior high school at MAN 2
Parepare and graduated in 2006. In same year, she was registered as a student in
English Program oTarbiyah Department State Islamic College (STAIN) Parepare and
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completes her study with her skripsi “Improving Vocabulary Ability of the First Year