Improving Students’ Vocabulary through Word Mapping Technique

DOI

10.2991/icollite-18.2019.33How to use a DOI?

Keywords

word mapping technique; vocabulary; English language teaching

Abstract

This article aimed to improve the students’ vocabulary mastery through word mapping technique at the Third Grade Students of Mataram Junior High School 7. This study used a Classroom Action Research (CAR) method, conducted in two cycles by following the procedure of action research, i.e. planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. Test and observation was conducted in collecting the data, and were analyzed in the end of every cycle. The standard passing level was 70 and the percentage of achievement was 60%. The results from cycle 1 showed that average score reached 65. 18 students gained the highest score (42%), 13 students gained medium score (31%), and 11 students stayed at low score (26%). In the second cycle, the mean score reached 73. The highest score were obtained by 35 students (83%), medium score was gained by 7 students (17%). The alteration of teaching and learning atmosphere was shown from the students’ enthusiasms in cycle two. It means that teaching vocabulary through word mapping technique could improve the student’s vocabulary mastery.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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