IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN ENGLISH VOCABULARY MASTERY BY USINGPICTURE AND PICTURE STRATEGY AT THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP SWASTA HOYA SEJAHTERA IN 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

This research is aimed at improving students’ ability in mastering vocabulary through the implementation of Picture and Picture Strategy. This research took the seventh grade students of SMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera as the subject of the research which consisted of 26 students. This research was designed using CAR method that involved planning, action, observation, and reflection. There were two cycles done. The teaching material chosen were ‘describing parts of human body’ and ‘describing peoples’ activities for everyday’. Instruments of data collection were observation papers as qualitative data and the test as quantitative data. Qualitative data wasanalysed bySudjono (2014:82-83). Data analysis result shows that students’ ability in mastery vocabulary was significantly improved by implementation of Picture and Picture Strategy.Based on the observation papers, result it shows that activities done were increased each meeting. In addition, the test result in cycle I shows that there were 53.76 students who passed MCC by average score was 61.53. This achievement was significantly improved in cycle II to 92.16% who passed MCC by average score was 82. Total improvement from before conducting research to cycle II was 61.44%. It is concluded that this research was successfully implemented and Picture and Picture strategy is effective to improve students’ ability in mastering vocabulary. It is recommended that this teaching strategy to be implemented to another related skills.


A. Intoduction
English is one of the international languages in the world.It is an international language is used by many people in the world.Nowdays, it is an important language that is used by many people who have different mother tongue to communicate to others.It has been the bridge of the nation, culture and language with others.It is used by people such as in economic, political and also education field.It emphasizes the important roles of the English language in the world which is make it having special place to be taught and learnt, included in Indonesia education world.In studying English people have difficulties to write in English well because English is considered as a foreign language in Indonesia.This tendency is likely caused by its different syntax, organization, vocabulary and spelling from the native language Indonesia.English language position in Indonesiais as a foreign language.It is one of the compulsory subjects in junior high school.In learning language there are four major skill to be taught and have to be mastered by students, namely reading, listening, wrting and speaking skill.And then in fourth of that skill,one of the most important basic in learning English is English vocabulary.picture.The student will be tested by using measurement of vocabulary mastery.
Vocabulary is important thing for students in learning a foreign language because it is a foundation for other language components such as pronounciation, spelling, meaning and grammar.According to Richards (2001:5) vocabulary is one of the most obvious components of language and one of the first things applied linguistics turned their attention.In mastering vocabulary, students should master some elements of vocabulary, such as pronounciation of the word, spelling of the word, meaning of the word and grammatical pattern of the word.
Based on interview result to an English teacher of SMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera on May 2019, especially at the seventh grade stated that many students were not able to construct a sentence in English for conversationor having a number of problems experienced by these students, including not being able to speak English, either in speaking English, especially lacks the basis of English, namely lack of vocabulary, both in pronunciation, spelling and meaning.
Based on these phenomenon above, the researcher is interested in conducting a research entitled " Improving students' ability in English vocabulary mastery by using picture and picture strategy at the seventh gradeofSMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera in 2018/2019 academic year".

B. Research Method
This research is designed by applying of Classroom Action Research ( CAR) because this research aims at solving the problems that occur in the classroom in teaching and learning process.Classroom Action Research is the process in which participants examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully by using the method of research.

Location and Subject of Research
The subject of this research is at SMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera Somambawa district south Nias.It is located at Goladano Village.In this research, the researcher will choose the seventh grade students as the subject of research.It involves 26 students consisted 12 males and 14 females.

The Condition of TheSeventhGrade Students SMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera
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Source: SMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera a.The Procedure of implementing the Action There are four components in each cycles for conducting classroom action research.It consist of planning, action, observation, and reflection.Each phases was concluded based on the result of each cycles.It means that the activities in the classroom action research were based on planning, action, and observation, then, the researcher could make a reflection to determine the next cycle.

b. Instruments of Data Collection
In collecting the data needed, some instruments will be used by researcher are as the following: 1. Observation papers Observation papers will be used to observe the students and researchers activities during teaching and learning process.The observation will be cunducted with teachercollaborator.In the process of observation, the video recorder will be used to record the students and the researhers activities in the classroom.

Test
Test is an instrument design to elicit performance from students with purpose of measuring the students capability in vocabulary mastery.In this case, multiple choice will be used to measure the students' vocabulary in answering the question of related material orally.Multiple choice cloze will do after teaching vocabulary by using picture.

c. Techniques of Data Analysis
The kinds of collected the data will be qualitative and quantitative data.Qualitative data is the data from observation papers which used to be explained.Quantitative data is the data consist of number that referred to the students' score.Students' score as quantitative data is taken from multiple choice.
Quantitative data will be analyzed the result of students test.
Quantitative data is the ability of the students in vocabulary mastery that will be taken by written test.In gaining the students' average score, the formula that will be used is from Sudjono (2014:82-83) states " the formulation used in looking for the average score is, as follow; Mx=

𝛴𝑥 𝑁
Where: Mx = Average score Σx = The total score of students N = amount of student picture.The student will be tested by using measurement of vocabulary mastery.

C. Research Finding and Discussion
The location of this research was SMP Swasa Hoya sejahtera which is located in Oladano village, Somambawa Subdistrict, South Nias Regency.This research was started on January 18 th 2020 and ended on February 13 th 2020.The total member of teachers in this school was 23persons while totalnumberof students was 93 persons.The subject of this research was Seventh grade of SMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera consists of 26 persons.
Before doing the action research in this school, first of all the researcher got the letter of permission from Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian masyarakat ( LPPM)of STKIP Nias Selatan to conduct the research, the headmaster of this school allowed the researcher.The researcher did the action research into two cycles with some procedures for each cycle which has been applied as the following; a. Planning; the researcher prepared many things such as lesson plan, material of teaching, handout for students and schedule of research.b.Action; the researcher implemented all the things that has been prepared perviosly.The researcher taughtby using picture and picture strategy in cycle.c.Observation, this activity was done by observer or the teacher who taught English subject at English grade of SMP Swasta Hoya Sejahtera.The observation activity was employed when teaching and learning process was being conducted.d.Reflection, in thus activity, the researcher analyzed the students' difficulties, weakness and their improvement.Reflection was done teaching and learning process.

1) Result of Observation Papers in cycle I (a)
Result of Observation Papers of the Researcher's Activity in cycle I Grounded from the analysis result of the researcher' observation papers intwo meetings of cycle I, it was found the researcher activities were improved well in each meetings.To be clearer how much the percent of the activites were umproved in each meeting, the result is shown in the following graphic.

Graphic. 4.1 Result of Observation Papers of the Researcher's Activity in cycle I
Based on the graphic 4.1 above, conclusion be drawn that the reseracher's activiies in cycle I were improvedin each cylce.It showed that the first meeting.There was 70% of done activites whlile 30% was undone acivites.This activites was done improved in meeting II, the researcher did 75% and did not do 25%.
(b) Result of of Observation Papers of the students' activites in cycle I In other side, from the students' activites in cycle I, the student improved activites in each cycle.To be more detail, the result of drawn in the following graphic.

Graphic 4. 2 Result of Observation Papers of the Student's Activity in cycle I
Viewing from graphic above, it could be seen that the students' activites was improved in each meetings.In the first meeting, there was 68.77% of done activites and 31.23% was undone activites.In the second meeting, done activites was improved in 74.92% and undone activites was 25.08%.It could be seen that the students' improvement in this cycle was 6%.

2) Result of the Test in Cycle II
In measuring the students' improvement in vocabulary ability, in the end of cycle II, the researcher evaluated the students' abilty by giving multiple choice.The test result could be seen in the following description.In accordance with the result of the research, the finding of this research was lying in the students'ability improvement in vocabulary for speaking skill.It was found that through implementation of Picture and Picture strategy, the students got improvement in English vocabulary.The improvement could be seen from the totalof students who passed MCC in each cycles was improved.Moreover, the average score gained was improved in each cycles.
In the cycle I,the researcher implemented Picture and Picture strategy by considering the activities which has decided in lesson plan.The result showed that the students' ability wasstilllow.There were weakness in implementing the strategy and also the weaknessof the research in conducting the action.The result of cycle I showed that students' motivation was still low, sel confidence was still low and time allocation could not manage well by researcher.Therefore, cycle II conducted.
In cycle II, the researcher attempted to solve the weakness in previous cycle.The researched motivated students to learn by informing them the valuable of material, motivated students to more confident and manage time allocation as well as planned before.Thus, the result of cycle II shoewd the research was successful; 1) The students could express their idea in English vocabulary.2) They were able to answer the interaction question from the reseracher 3) They were able to enjoy without afraid, womed, and basitated.4) Their motivation was improved in learning English vocabulary 5) Most of them were understood about vacabulary for speaking skill 6) They were able to speak word by word because strategy was fun to