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Journal : Transform : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning

Improving Grade VIII Students™ Vocabulary Achievement By Using Personal Vocabulary Notes In SMP SANTA MARIA MEDAN Panjaitan, Nova Ivanna; Ginting, Elia Masa
TRANSFORM : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v1i2.729

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This study attempts to  improve students™ vocabulary achievement by using Personal Vocabulary Notes. This research was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this study was VIII-B class SMP Santa Maria Medan which consisted of 46 students. The research was conducted in two cycles and each cycle consisted of three meetings. The result showed that the improvement of the students™ scores from the first test in orientation test to the third test in cycle-II test. In the first test in orientation test, the mean was 46.95, in the second test in cycle-I test, the mean was 64.86, and the third test in cycle-II test, it was improved to be 80.45. Based on the diary notes, observation sheet, and questionnaire, it was found that the teaching learning activities ran well. Students were active and enthusiastic during the teaching learning process in the second cycle than the first one. The result of the researcher showed that the use of personal vocabulary notes significantly improved students™ vocabulary.   Keywords: Vocabulary, Action Research, Personal Vocabulary Notes
IMPROVING STUDENTS™ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH THINK PAIR SHARE Manik, Hotria -; Ginting, Elia Masa
TRANSFORM : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014): March, 2014
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/tj.v3i1.1821

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ABSTRACT This study attempts to improve students™ writing achievement in recount text through Think-Pair-Share Strategy. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of the research was class VIII-1 SMPN 1 Pematangsiantar. The number of the students was 32 students, consisted of 5 males and twenty seven females. The research was conducted in two cycles and consisted of six meetings. The instruments for collecting data were writing tests as the quantitative data and diary notes, observation sheet, interview sheet and questionnaire sheet as qualitative data. Based on the writing score, students™ scores kept improving in every test. In analyzing the data, the mean of the students™ score for the first test as a pre-test was 57.84, for the second test as a post test I was 73.56, for the third test as a post test II was 77.56. Based on diary notes, observation sheet and questionnaire sheet, it was found that students were actively involved in writing process. The result of the research showed that Think-Pair-Share Strategy can improve students™ achievement in writing recount text.     Keywords: Think Pair Share, Writing, Recount text, Action research