USING PICTURE SERIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AT SEVENTH GRADE OF MTs NEGERI TANJUNGPINANG

Abstract

This research is about improving students' vocabulary mastery by using picture series at seventh grade of MTs Negeri Tanjungpinang. The type of this research was classroom action research (CAR). The subject of this research was seventh grade, especially the VII-6 Class of the academic year 2020-2021 The number of students in this class are 27 consist of 17 girls and 10 boys. The types of this research data were quantitative and qualitative. The instruments of this research were test (pre-test and post-test) and observation sheet. In the pre-test, the students who got the score of 70 or more were 9 of 27 students (33.3%). In the post-test I (cycle I), the students who got a score of 70 or more were 15 students of 27 students (55.6%). In the last test of post-test II (cycle II), the students who got a score of 70 or more were 21 students of 27 students (77.8%). Based on the results of the test from the pre-test, post-test I (cycle I) and post-test II (cycle II) the students showed an improvement from the first test to the last test. Therefore, it can be concluded that using picture series can improve students' vocabulary mastery.