IMPROVING THE VOCABULARY MASTERY USING INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH IN THE FIFTH GRADE OF SDN WATES TANJUNGANOM NGANJUK IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017)


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HILMI MUFIDA HADI
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

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13.1.01.08.0110

Abstract

This research was conducted based on preliminary research and the researcher observation which is the students in SDN Wates still got difficulties in vocabulary mastery. Furthermore, the teacher also did not use any variation of strategy in her teaching and learning process. The problem formulation of this research are (1) Can and to what extent inquiry-based learning improve the fifth grade students’ vocabulary mastery of SDN Wates Tanjunganom Nganjuk in the academic year 2016/2017 ? (2) How is the process of teaching vocab using inquiry-based learning in fifth grade students of SDN Wates Tanjunganom Nganjuk in the academic year 2016/2017 ?. This research using classroom action research approach which is the subject of her research are fifth grade students of SDN Wates. This research was done in two cycles, then the instruments of this research were lesson plan, pre-test, post-test, fieldnote, observation check list and questionnaire. From this research, it can be concluded that inquiry-based learning can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery in recognizing the word and grasping the meaning. It can be seen that the students’ score in post test was higher than pre test. Moreover, the students’ questionnaire also showed that the students’ enjoying learning vocabulary using inquiry-based learning. Based on the conclusion, it recommended for the students to practice more in reading aloud so that their ability in grasping the meaning and recognizing the word will be continuously improve. Moreover, they also have to improve their critical thinking by trying to be brave to ask to the teacher about material that they did not understand well. Furthermore, for the teacher to give more suitable material and technique to teach the students. Nowadays the teacher should learn some technique that focus on the students center approach. So that the students’ can explore their ideas and improve their critical thinking.

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PUBLISHED

2017-08-16

JOURNAL

Simki-Pedagogia

ISSN

2599-073X

ISSUE

Vol. 01 No. 04 Tahun 2017

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