THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PICTURES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI PLUIT 05 PAGI JAKARTA IN THE 2013 / 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

dinda syifa azkia; dr. h. m. farkhan, m. pd.; drs. h. bahrul hasibuan, m. ed.;

MEGA INDAH PRATIWI. 0901065173. The Effectiveness of Using Pictures in Teaching Vocabulary to the Fourth Grade Students of Sekolah Dasar Negeri Pluit 05 Pagi, Jakarta in the 2013-2014 Academic Year. A Paper. Jakarta: The Study Program of English Education, the School of Teacher Training and Education, the University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, 2014.
The objective of this research is to know the effectiveness of applying pictures in the teaching of vocabulary to the fourth grade students of Sekolah Dasar Negeri Pluit 05 Pagi, Jakarta. The writer used a pre-experimental method. There is no control class. The research was held from January 8th, 2014 up to February 26th, 2014. The population in this research was 60 students, consists of IV A and IV B. The samples were taken from one class (IV A) randomly. The writer took 30 students for samples in experimental class. The research was held for eight times and ended with post-test by the writer. The technique of data analysis used in the research was through the t-test formula.
The result is tobserved = 10.24 and ttable = 1.70 with 0.05 significance level. Because to>tt, it means that the use of pictures in teaching vocabulary is effective.
The result of this research shows that applying pictures in teaching vocabulary is effective.
It can be concluded that using pictures in teaching vocabulary is effective and success. By using pictures, students can memorize vocabulary and understand the difficult words easily by looking at the pictures because pictures make the vocabulary learning interesting, enjoyable and more effective in the classroom.