IMPROVING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERYTHROUGH MIND-MAPPING STRATEGY(A Classroom Action Research at the Second Year of SMP Negeri 2Polanharjo, Klaten in the Academic Year of 2010/2011)

KURNIAWATI, ITA (2011) IMPROVING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERYTHROUGH MIND-MAPPING STRATEGY(A Classroom Action Research at the Second Year of SMP Negeri 2Polanharjo, Klaten in the Academic Year of 2010/2011). Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Abstract

This action research was conducted at the second year students in academicyear of 2010/2011. They consist of 30 pupils. This research is aimed to describe theprocedure of mind-mapping strategy on teaching vocabulary and to know theimprovement of students' vocabulary mastery after teaching learning vocabularythrough mind-mapping strategy. In collecting the required data, the writer did theobservation (classroom action research), test and documentation. The writer asteacher and observer tried to apply mind-mapping strategy to improve vocabularymastery of students. The writer used field note as an observation to find out students'activity and interest in learning vocabulary. In addition, the researcher used testconsists of pre-test and post-test in order to know the improvement of students'vocabulary mastery. This research divided two cycles. In addition, each cycle aredivided to four procedures namely planning, action, observation and reflection. Theresult showed that the procedure was implemented clearly. The procedures werestarted from the middle of blank paper horizontally, used image and colors, connectedthe branches, used curved line, added one keyword per line, and completed withimages. While, the result of pre-test and post-test were used to know theimprovement of students' vocabulary mastery. It was indicated through improvementthe mean score of each cycle. The mean score of pre test I was 54, while, the result ofpre test II was 65,6. In addition, the mean score of post-test I was 56, 33, in otherhand, the result of post-test II was 76,66.

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