THE INFLUENCE OF TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE METHOD TOWARD STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE 1st GRADE OF SMP PLUS ASSA’ADAH
Keywords:
Total Physical Response, Vocabulary masteryAbstract
The objective of the research is to find out wheather Total Physical Response has significant influence or not toward students’ vocabulary mastery at the first grade of SMP Plus Assa’adah. The methodology of research was quantittative research through true experimental research. The population of the research was the first grade at SMP Plus Assa’adah in academic year 2014/2015. Researcher used pre-test and post-test in both of classes, in the experimental group was taught by using TPR method and the control group was taught by using discussion way. The result showed that in experimental class pre-test, the students got mean score 59.35 and in post-test got 75.65. And for students in control class they got 46.58 for mean pre-test, and for mean post-test they got 49.96. The result has shown that there was an improvements, the improvement could be seen for experimental group which had mean score of post-test was 75.65. Meanwhile, the mean score of post-test in the control group was 49.96. Finally, the result of analyzing the post-test both of experimental and control group showed that tcount more than ttable (4,544 ≥ 2,009). It means the Ha (Alternative Hypothesis) was accepted and there was an influence of using Total Physical Response toward students’ vocabulary mastery at the first grade of SMP Plus Assa’adah.
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