The Effect of Learning Media and Learning Styles on Students' Vocabulary Mastery at The Fifth Grade of SDN Tangerang 1

drs. winarno,m.si; siti zulaiha, ma, ph.d; elin driana, ph.d;

The objectives of this research were to (1) investigate the significant difference
between students who were taught through Word Wall and those who were taught
through Song on their vocabulary mastery, (2) investigate the significant
difference between students with visual and auditory learning style on their
vocabulary mastery and (3) investigate the significant interaction between
learning media and learning style on the students’ vocabulary mastery.
The research was conducted at SDN Tangerang 1 which is located on Jl. A.
Damyati from April – May 2017. The method of this research was a quasiexperiment.
The respondents were divided into two groups: experimental and
comparison group. The experimental group was treated by using Word Wall while
comparison group was treated using Song. Each group consisted of 12 students
with visual learning style and 16 students with auditory learning style. The data
were collected using vocabulary test (45 items in the form of multiple choice) and
learning style questionnaire. The data were analyzed by TWO-WAY ANOVA.
Based on the result of the data analyzed, there were three conclusions. Firstly, the
result revealed that there was significant difference between students who were
taught through Word Wall and those who were taught through Song on their
vocabulary mastery. It was supported by the p-value of learning media is lower
than α 0.05. Secondly, there was no significant difference between students with
visual and auditory learning style n their vocabulary mastery. It was supported by
p-value of learning style that is bigger than α 0.05. Thirdly, there was significant
interaction between learning media and learning style on students’ vocabulary
mastery. It was supported by p-value is bigger than α 0.05.