Yuni Triandini-FITK

114 Pages·2012·5.75 MB·English

THE EFFECT OF PICTIONARY GAME ON STUDENTS’
VOCABULARY RETENTION
(A Quasi-experimental Study at the Eighth Grade of MTsN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan in
Academic Year 2016/2017)

A “Skripsi”
Presented to the Faculty of Educational Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of S.Pd. (S-1)
in Department of English Education

Yuni Triandini
1113014000044

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH
JAKARTA
2017

ABSTRACT
YUNI TRIANDINI (1113014000044). The Effect of Pictionary Game on
Students’ Vocabulary Retention (A Quasi-Experimental Study at the Eighth
Grade of MTsN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan in Academic Year 2016/2017).
Skripsi, Department of English Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, State
Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2017.
Keywords: Vocabulary, Pictionary Game
This research was aimed to get the empirical evidence of the effectiveness of
Pictionary Game on students’ vocabulary retention. The method that was used
was a quantitative method. The design of this research was quasi-experimental.
This research was conducted in MTsN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan. The number of
the sample of the research was 50 students of eighth grade. The instrument of this
research was tests. The tests were divided into two, there were pre-test and post-
test. The data that were obtained from the tests were analyzed by using SPSS 20
program. Based on the criteria of hypothesis test that if sig. 2 tailed (p) was lower
than alpha (α) 0.05, then H (Null Hypothesis) was rejected and H (Alternative
o a
Hypothesis) was accepted. In this research, the result of sig. 2 tailed was 0.001
and it proved that p < α. It showed that there was a positive effect of Pictionary
game on students’ vocabulary retention. Furthermore, the Cohen’s d formulation
was used in order to know the effect size of Pictionary game on students’
vocabulary retention. The result of the calculation was 1.01. It proved that
Pictionary game gave high effect size on students’ vocabulary retention.
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ABSTRAK
YUNI TRIANDINI (1113014000044). Pengaruh Pictionary Game terhadap
Daya Ingat Kosakata Siswa (Sebuah Penelitian Eksperimen-kuasi Pada Siswa
Kelas Delapan MTsN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017).
Skripsi, Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan
Keguruan (FITK), Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2017.
Kata kunci: Vocabulary, Pictionary Game.
Penelitian ini bertujuan mendapatkan bukti empiris tentang keefektifan Pictionary
Game terhadap daya ingat kosakata siswa. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode
kuantitatif. Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen-kuasi. Penelitian ini
dilaksanakan di MTsN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan. Jumlah sampel dari penelitian
ini adalah 50 siswa kelas delapan. Instrumen penelitian ini adalah tes. Tes dibagi
menjadi dua, yakni pre-tes dan pos-tes. Data yang diperoleh dari tes dianalisa
dengan menggunakan program SPSS 20. Berdasarkan kriteria uji hipotesis bahwa
jika sig. 2 tailed (p) lebih rendah dari alpha (α) 0.05, maka H (Null Hypothesis)
o
ditolak dan H (Alternative Hypothesis) diterima. Dalam penelitian ini, hasil dari
a
sig. 2 tailed adalah 0.001 dan ini membuktikan bahwa p < α. Ini menunjukan
bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif dari Pictionary Game terhadap daya ingat
kosakata siswa. Lebih lagi, rumus Cohens’ d digunakan untuk mengetahui kisaran
efek dari Pictionary Game terhadap daya ingat kosakata siswa. Hasil dari
perhitungannya adalah 1.01. Ini membuktikan bahwa permainan Pictionary
memberikan efek yang tinggi terhadap daya ingat kosakata siswa.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful.
All praised be to Allah, Lord of the world, who has given the author His
blessing, compassion, and strength to finish the last assignment in her study.
Without the strength which was given by Allah, this task would never finish.
Peace and salutation be upon to the prophet Muhammad, his family, his
companions, and also his followers.
In this occasion, the author would like to address her appreciation to her
dearest parents, sisters, nephew, and niece for all support, motivation, and prayer
during her study from the very first semester until the last semester. Without
them, this assignment had not finished yet and would never be.
Next, the author would like to express her gratitude to her honorable and
lovely advisors, Dr. Alek, M.Pd. and Teguh Khaerudin, M.App.Ling. for all the
precious and uncountable time, advice, suggestions, comments, motivation, and
support during the process of doing this assignment.
Thirdly, the author also wants to express her appreciation to the people
who helped her to finish this assignment. Therefore, her appreciation goes to:
1. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Thib Raya, M.A., as the Dean of the Faculty of
Educational Sciences.
2. Dr. Alek, M.Pd., as the Head of Department of English Education.
3. Zaharil Anasy, M.Hum., as the Secretary of Department of English
Education.
4. Dadan Nugraha, M.Pd., as the researcher’s academic advisor who was
always there for her to give motivation, advice, guidance, and support for
her from the first semester until she finished the last assignment.
5. Ulik Widiantoro, M.Pd., as the Headmaster of MTsN 1 Kota Tangerang
Selatan for giving her permission to conduct the research.
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6. Dra. Neneng Susilawati, M.Pd., as the English Teacher of MTsN 1 Kota
Tangerang Selatan for the help, time, guidance, and motivation.
7. The students of VIII 4 and VIII.3 who were willing to contribute their time
and participation during the research.
8. All the beloved friends in DEE 2013 for colouring the author’s life during
her study in university.
9. All the friends in B class of DEE 2013 for supporting her.
10. All the members of Operatives; Meylia Azurah, Mella Sarasyifa,
Mulhimah Riyadoh, Andhika Afrian, Didit Radinal, Fanji Muharam,
Zezens Pratama, Novita Resti Utami, Faiq Zamzami, and Rivki Surya
Maulana who always support her.
11. All the lovely friends; Siti Nurjanah, Lukman Bhakti Hudaya, Randy
Ragistha, M. Dicky Rivaldi, Rahmadini Putri Fahruli, Maspupah, and
Mahdah Ridhaillah.
12. Nabila Qisthina Adzhani who always motivate her.
13. All those countless people, who could not be mentioned for all the
sincerely contribution and support during finishing this assignment.
The author hopes and wishes for all the people who have been there for
her during her academic life to have Allah’s blessings. May Allah ease everything
for them and give them success in this world and hereafter. The author realizes
that this skripsi is far from perfection. Therefore, it would be a pleasure to give
constructive comments and any kinds of suggestion from the reader in order to
create a better research paper in the future.

Tangerang Selatan, June 30th, 2017
The Author

Yuni Triandini
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL SHEET ............................................................................................. i
ENDORSEMENT SHEET ................................................................................... ii
SURAT PERNYATAAN KARYA SENDIRI .................................................... iii
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... iv
ABSTRAK .............................................................................................................. v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................. vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... viii
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................... xi
LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................... xiii
LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................... xiv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1
A. Background of the Research ................................................... 1
B. The Identification of the Problems .......................................... 3
C. Limitation of the Problem ....................................................... 4
D. Formulation of the Problem .................................................... 4
E. Objective of the Research ....................................................... 4
F. Significance of the Research ................................................... 4
CHAPTER II. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ............................................ 5
A. Vocabulary .............................................................................. 5
1. Definition of Vocabulary .................................................. 5
2. Kinds of Vocabulary ......................................................... 6
3. Teaching Vocabulary ........................................................ 7
4. Difficulties in Teaching Vocabulary ................................. 9
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B. Pictionary Game .................................................................... 11
1. Definition of Pictionary Game ........................................ 11
2. Teaching Vocabulary Using Pictionary Game ................ 12
3. Steps of Teaching Vocabulary Using Pictionary Game .. 13
4. Advantages of Pictionary Game...................................... 14
5. Disadvantages of Pictionary Game ................................. 15
C. Previous Related Studies ....................................................... 15
D. Thinking Framework ............................................................. 18
E. Hypotheses ............................................................................ 19
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................ 20
A. Research Setting .................................................................... 20
B. Research Method and Design ............................................... 20
C. Population and Sample .......................................................... 21
D. Research Instrument .............................................................. 22
E. Technique of Data Collection ............................................... 24
F. Data Analysis Procedure ....................................................... 25
G. Statistical Hypothesis ............................................................ 27
CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATION ........... 28
A. Research Findings ................................................................. 28
1. Data Descriptions ............................................................ 28
a. Students’ Scores of Pre-Test and Post-Test Students
in Experimental Class ............................................... 27
1) Result of Pre-Test of Experimental Class ........... 30
2) Result of Post-Test of Experimental Class ......... 31
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