IMPROVING VOCABULARY MASTERY OF THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN INPRES 2 LOLU THROUGH MATCHING PICTURE

Improving Vocabulary Mastery of the
Fifth Grade Students of SDN Inpres 2 Lolu through Matching Picture, under the
supervision of Konder Manurung, and Budi. The problem of this research is,”Can
the use of Matching Picture improve the vocabulary mastery of the fifth year
students of SDN Inp. 2 Lolu”. This research aimed at proving whether the use of
matching picture can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery. The population of
this research was the fifth year students of 2010/2011 academic year. The sample
of this research was selected by using total sampling technique to determine the
sample. The researcher used two instruments to collect data, observation and test.
The data gathered throught observation were analized descriptively. Then, the
data gathered through test were statistically. The mean score of the pretest was
4.43, while the mean score of posttest is 7.25. In order to know the significant
difference between pretest and posttest, the researcher compared the value of the
ttable (10.6) with the value of the ttable (1.699) by applying the degree of freedom
(df) = N-1 = 30-1 = 29, with the level of significant 0.05. Thus, it shows that
tcounted (10.6) is greater than ttable (1.669). In conclusion, the hypothesis of the
research that the vocabulary mastery of the fifth year students of SDN Inpres 2
Lolu can be improved through matching picture is accepted.