IMPROVING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERY TROUGH CROSSWORD PUZZLE

SHOFA, FELLA NURUS (2010) IMPROVING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERY TROUGH CROSSWORD PUZZLE. Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Abstract

This study analyzed the improvement of students' vocabulary masterytrough Crossword puzzle. The objectives of the study are to know the influencesof Crossword puzzle to the improvement of students' vocabulary mastery, toknow the process of teaching vocabulary through crossword puzzle, and to knowthe teaching and learning situation when Crossword puzzle is implemented invocabulary instruction. The methodology of the study is collaborative classroomaction research; that is the writer as a teacher in the teaching and learning process,and she has a partner as observer notes all of the process in learning activities. Tofind out the improvement of students' vocabulary mastery she used test, namelypre test and post test. She used two cycles. Each cycle comprised of two meetings.Each meeting consists of planning, implementation of the action, observation andreflection. The result of this research shows that the using of Crossword puzzlecan improve the motivation, interest and especially students' vocabulary mastery.It could be alternative game to attract student active learning. It is can be seen atthe result of the score verbal of pre test and post test in each cycle that is the meanscore of pre test in cycle I is 5,5, the mean score of pre test in cycle II is 6,2, themean score of post test in cycle I is 6,15 and the mean score of post test in cycle IIis 7,5

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