IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY THROUGH STUDY GROUP OF THE TENTH YEAR STUDENTS AT SMK 2 PALOPO

ABSTRACT
Serli Banneringgi, 2013. Improving Students’ Vocabulary trough Study Group at the
tenth year students of SMK 2 Palopo. Under Supervisor: (I)
Dr. Masruddin S.S., M. Hum (2)Syamsudarni S. Pd.I., M.Pd.

Key Words : Improving, Students’ Vocabulary, Study Group.
The thesis described the improvement of the students’ vocabulary through study
Group. The research was held at the tenth year students of SMK 2 Palopo . Study
Group applied in four meeting, one meeting for pretest, two meetings for treatment
and one meeting for posttest. The problem statements of this research were to what
extent the use of study group improves the students’ vocabulary mastery to the tenth
year students of SMK 2 Palopo and how is student’s response towards the use of
study group at the tenth year students of SMK 2 Palopo. The primary objective of this
research was to find out whether study group can improve the vocabulary of the tenth
year students of SMK 2 Palopo.
This research was pra-experimental research. The research applied one group
pretest and posttest design. This research used total sampling where the researcher
took all of them as a sample, the number of sample were 25 students as an ideal in
teaching learning process. This research was conducted at the fourth year students of
SMK 2 Palopo in academic year 2012-2013 which consist of 25 students.
The result of data analysis and the findings in the application of the research
indicated that there was significant improvement of the students’ vocabulary after
studying through study Group. In pretest, the mean score was 4.55 and in posttest the
mean score was 9.75. The score of the t-table 0,05 = 2,06 and t-test 0,01 = 2.80, so
the score of “t-test” was bigger than the score of the “t-table’ as follows : 2,06 <
11,59. It means that study group can improve students’ vocabulary and students’
response of study group was positive.