IMPROVING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT IN READING BY APPLYING WORD WALL

Abstract

Abstract
This study focused on Improving Junior High School Students’ Vocabulary Achievement
in reading by Applying Word Wall. This study was conducted by using classroom action
research. The subject of this study was grade eight students of SMP Swasta Kesuma
Indah Padangsidimpuan. There were 38 students taken as the subject. This research was
done in two cycles, each cycle consisted of three meetings. The instrument for collecting
data were the students’ performance score as the quantitative data and diary notes,
observation sheet, and interview sheet as the qualitative data. Based on the data, it was
found that the mean of students’ score increased from performance 1 until performance 3.
The mean of students’ score in performance 1 was 65.16. The mean of students’ score in
performance 2 was 73.39. The mean of students’ score in performance 3 was 78.11. It can
be concluded that the application of word wall had successfully improved the students’
vocabulary achievement in reading.
Key Words: Vocabulary, Reading, Performance, Data, Classroom Action
Research