The Effectiveness of Using Frintz’ brain and Crossword puzzle on Vocabulary Mastery for Students who have Difference Learning Style at the third grade Elementary School

abdurrachman surjomiharjo; dr.ir. suciana wijirahayu, m.pd; elin driana, ph.d;

The objective of this research is to investigate: (1) the different of
students’ vocabulary mastery between those who were taught trough frintz’ brain
and those who were taught through crossword puzzle, (2) the different of auditory
and visual students’ vocabulary mastery, (3) the interaction between teaching
methods and learning style with students vocabulary mastery, (4) which method is
more effective to improve auditory students’ vocabulary mastery, and (5) which
method is more effective to improve visual students’ vocabulary mastery.
The research was conducted at SDN Kramatjati 27 Pagi which is located
at Jl. Kerja Bakti No. 01 East Jakarta from March 2016 to June 2016. The writer
took the third grade students as her research participant. There were two classes
at that school. Therefore, the writer took two classes as her research with 30
students in the grade III A and 30 students in the grade IIIB. The method of the
research was a quasi experiment. The data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA.
Based on the results of the data analysis, there were five conclusions
drawn: first, there is significant difference of students’ vocabulary mastery
between those who were taught trough frinz’ brain and those who were taught
trough crossword puzzle. It was supported by the p-value of methods is smaller
than ߙ0.05. Second, there is significant difference result between auditory and
visual students’ on their vocabulary mastery. It was supported by p-value of
learning style that is smaller than ߙ 0.05. Third, there is significant interaction
between vocabulary methods and learning style on students’ vocabulary mastery.
It is supported by the p-value of interaction which is smaller than 0.05 . Fourth,
frintz’ brain is better crossword puzzle for auditory students on their vocabulary
mastery at the third grade students of Elementary School. It is supported by the
mean of frintz’ brain in auditory 80.60 that is higher than the mean of crossword
puzzle in auditory 75.53.