A Comparative Study Between the Use of Flashcards and Word Wall in Teaching Students’ Vocabulary

Elisabeth Yanwarin, Agus Setiawan, Raisa Anakotta

Abstract


The objective of this research was to know the significant difference between the students who are taught through flashcards and word wall. This research employed quasi-experimental design. This type of research involves two classes that experimental one class and experimental two class. The sample of this research was VIII A consists of 18 students as experimental one class and VIIIB that consist of 18 students as experimental two class in SMPN 11 Sorong Regency.  In collecting data, the researcher used vocabulary test consists of 20 items for pre-test and posttest. In analyzing the data researcher used SPSS 20 program to calculation the data. After analyzed the data the result of independent sample T-test, the Null Hypothesis (H0) which said that there is no significant difference between the students who are taught through flashcards and the students who are taught through word wall is accepted and the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) is rejected. It is proved from the result of sig. (2-tailed) is 0.515 in pretest and 0.516 in posttest, which that bigger than 0.05. It means the students’ vocabulary test scores in the posttest between the experimental one class and the experimental two class are not significantly different. It indicates there is no significant difference between the students who are taught through flashcards and the students who are taught through the word wall.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12928/iucee2022.v2i2.12746

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