DIFFICULTIES IN ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING EXPERIENCED BY THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI I BOROBUDUR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2011/2012

NUNIK, RAHMAWATI (2012) DIFFICULTIES IN ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING EXPERIENCED BY THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI I BOROBUDUR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2011/2012. S1 thesis, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA.

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Abstract

This study is intended to find out the difficulties in English Vocabulary learning among the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri I Borobudur in the Academic Year of 2011/2012. The research used descriptive quantitative method because the researcher described the data in the form of number. The researcher also used descriptive qualitative method to help the quantitative explanation. The population of this research is all the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri I Borobudur in the academic year of 2011/2012 which is divided into 7 classes that are 222 students. The researcher took 32 students as the sample. To collect the data, the researcher used a test as the instruments. The test consisted of vocabulary mastery and it contained 40 items in the form of multiple choices. After that the researcher tried to find the item difficulties of each item to reflect the difficulty of the test. In analyzing the data, the researcher used descriptive analyses which deal with the ideal mean, ideal standard deviation, maximum score, minimum score, the possible maximum score, and categorization. The researcher also used descriptive method since the data which are described in the form of sentences that are the difficulties faced by the students in vocabulary learning, the possible caused of those difficulties and some solutions to solve those difficulties. The result shows that the mean score was 15.59 with a standard deviation of 3.164. Meanwhile, the maximum score is 22 and the minimum score was 7 and the possible maximum score was 30. After being consulted with the ideal mean and ideal standard deviation, it can be concluded that the students‟ mastery in vocabulary can be categorized into poor category. The students still have difficulties when they do the test. The less serious difficulties of vocabulary learning faced by the students are the meaning, pronunciation, and use of words. The other aspect of words is categorized into least serious is spelling.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Subjects: Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
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Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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Depositing User: Eprints
Date Deposited: 05 Dec 2012 04:57
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2019 17:34
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/8378

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