eprintid: 39400 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 1270 dir: disk0/00/03/94/00 datestamp: 2016-08-11 01:58:40 lastmod: 2019-01-30 10:20:10 status_changed: 2016-08-11 01:58:40 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Zeni, Safirah creators_id: zenisafirah@rocketmail.com title: IMPROVING VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH VOCABULARY CARDS OF GRADE VII STUDENTS AT SMP INSTITUT INDONESIA YOGYAKARTA IN THE 2015/ 2016 ACADEMIC YEAR ispublished: pub subjects: E4 divisions: fbs_jurdik_inggris_pend_bahasa_inggris full_text_status: public keywords: action research, vocabulary mastery, vocabulary cards. abstract: The objective of this study is to improve vocabulary mastery through vocabulary cards of Grade VII students at SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta in the 2015/ 2016 academic year. This study was categorized into Action Research (AR). The subjects of the study were the VII B students of SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta in the 2015/2016 academic year. There are two types of data in this study: qualitative data and quantitative data. The main data, such as vignettes/field notes and transcripts, were analyzed qualitatively and supported by the data such as photographs which were also analyzed qualitatively and the students’ scores were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics. The steps of the study were planning, implementation, observations, and reflections. The actions were conducted during February - March 2016 in two cycles. The finding of this study is that the use of vocabulary cards to teach vocabulary could improve the students’ vocabulary mastery at SMP Institut Indonesia Yogyakarta. The results of the research show that there is improvement of the students’ vocabulary mastery through the use of vocabulary cards. By implementing vocabulary cards game the students became more confident to speak up and easier to memorize new words. It also made the students participate more in the learning activities and get more chance to communicate. The improvement was also supported by the students’ average score which increased 68.8 from the average score of pre-test which is 49.3. date: 2016-07-25 date_type: published institution: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta department: Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris thesis_type: skripsi citation: Zeni, Safirah (2016) IMPROVING VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH VOCABULARY CARDS OF GRADE VII STUDENTS AT SMP INSTITUT INDONESIA YOGYAKARTA IN THE 2015/ 2016 ACADEMIC YEAR. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. document_url: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/39400/1/A%20Thesis.pdf