IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH MNEMONIC FOR THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD N 3 KARANGANOM KLATEN IN THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

Sari, Ayu Puspita (2013) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH MNEMONIC FOR THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD N 3 KARANGANOM KLATEN IN THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

This action research is aimed to improve students’ English achievement by using mnemonic. To achieve the objective, the researcher did collaborative work with other team members. The collaborative work involved the English teacher as the collaborator, the students of grade IV and the researcher herself. The main subjects of this study were the fourth grade students of SD N 3 Karanganom Klaten who were in the first semester in the academic year of 2012/2013.This study, which lasted for two months, was carried out in two cycles. The data were obtained from the observation during the implementation of the actions, interview with the students and the collaborator, students’ pre test and post test scores. The data were in the forms of interview transcripts, field notes, observation checklist and students’ pre test and post test scores. The validity of the data was obtained through process validity, democratic validity and dialogic validity. Based on the result of the research, the use of mnemonic in this study is believed to improve the students’ English achievement. The students’ problems in the cognitive, afective, and psychomotor aspects can be reduced by implementing mnemonic with accompanying actions during the teaching and learning process. Besides, implementing mnemonic with accompanying actions can also help the teacher to present the English materials easily. In reference to the students’ pre-test and post test scores, the students’ English achievement improved after the implementation of mnemonic with accompanying actions. The students’ mean score of the post test increase by 1.33333 from the mean score in the pre-test. According to the t-test, the score difference is at p < 0.05.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: improving, english achievement, mnemonic, SD
Subjects: Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS
Date Deposited: 01 Sep 2015 01:40
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2019 03:11
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/25699

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