A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Crossword Game and Lecturing Methods to Teach Vocabulary (An Experimental Study at the Third Grade of SDN Sumber 3 Surakarta in the Academic Year of 2012/ 2013)

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Ardana Neswari Purba - X2210002 - Fak. KIP

The aim of this research is to find out whether there is a significant difference in learning achievement between the students taught vocabulary using crossword game and those taught using lecturing methods of the third grade students of SDN Sumber 3 Surakarta and whether crossword game is more effective than the use of lecturing method to teach vocabulary. This study uses an experimental method (comparative study). This research was conducted from September until November 2012. The population is all the third grade students of SD Negeri Sumber 3 Surakarta in the academic year of 2012/2013. The writer took the sample by using cluster random sampling. The students are divided into 3A who belongs to the experimental group and 3B who belongs to the control group. The research instrument used to collect the data in this study is tests. The result of test is two groups of score from the experimental and control classes. The data, then, are analyzed by using t-test formula. After the data were analyzed, the computation shows there is significant difference in learning achievement between experimental and control groups. Besides, the writer finds that teaching vocabulary using crossword game gives better achievement than lecturing method especially for the third grade students of SD Negeri Sumber 3 Surakarta in the academic year 2012/2013. Thus, Crossword Game method is more effective than Lecturing method to teach vocabulary. Therefore, it is recommended that: (1) teachers apply Crossword Game method in teaching vocabulary; and (2) future research may conduct the same kind of research with different sample and condition