Transform : Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2012): June, 2012

IMPROVING STUDENTS™ ACHIEVEMENT IN VOCABULARY BY USING FLASHCARD

Marpaung, Amalia (Unknown)
Zainuddin, Zainuddin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Jun 2012

Abstract

This study concerned on improving students ˜achievement in vocabulary by using flashcard. The objective of this study was to found out the improvement of students™ achievement in vocabulary by using flashcard. This research was conducted by using action research method. The subject of the study was VII-4 student of SMA Prayatna Medan, which consisted of 30 students. The instruments of collecting data were quantitative (vocabulary test) and qualitative data (diary notes, and observation sheets). In analyzing, the mean of students™ score for the first vocabulary test was 40.33 the second vocabulary was 64 and the third vocabulary test was 83. The total percentage of the improvement from the first vocabulary test to the third was 100%.The conclusion is the application of flashcard can improve students™ achievement in vocabulary. The qualitative data show that students were enthusiastic and interested in learning vocabulary during the teaching learning process.   Keywords: Achievement, vocabulary, flashcard

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Journal Info

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jelt

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Subject

Humanities Electrical & Electronics Engineering Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Transform Journal is an open-access electronic journal that supports research in the field of Linguistics, Literature, and English Language Teaching. The aim of the journal is to publish academic research on applied linguistics relevant to actual issues and to be a publication platform for original ...