Mawarni, Elya (2018) The Implementation of Cross Word Puzzles Technique to Improve Vocabulary Mastery at The State Among The Seventh Junior High School of 1 Banjar Baru In Academic Year 2017/2018. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

The objectives of this classroom action research are to find out how could crossword puzzle techniqueincrease the students’ mastery on vocabularyin learning English and how far did the increasing of the students’ mastery on vocabularythrough crossword puzzle technique.The classroom action research was conducted by 2 cycles. There werefour steps in each cycle; they are planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The researcher gave one pre-test before treatment, two treatments, and one post-test. The subjects of this action research the seventhgraders of SMP N 1 Banjar Baru Tulang Bawang,Lampung of the Academic Yearsof 2017/2018.

After the data have beenanalyzed, it is found that the average score of pre-test is 51.36and the average of test of cycle 1 is 61.81its means that the average score increased 10. Based on the minimum criteriain SMP N 1 Banjar Baruwere 70, so the researcher did cycle 2. And in cycle 2 the average score is 76.81 and the average its means that average score increased 6. So, in cycles2 was successed in improving students vocabulary mastery.

The using of crossword puzzle, as a techniquealso increases the students’ activities in the class. They can be easier to understand the vocabulary mastery. This case is review from the observation result in the class. The average of students’ activities in cycle 1 is less than 50%. Then, theincreasingin cycle 2 was more than 50%. From the analysis above it cleared that the crossword puzzlecan improve students’vocabularymastery especially in the seventhgraders ofSMP N 1 Banjar Baru.

Key words : Crossword Puzzle, Vocabulary, Classroom Action Research

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