THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING FLANNEL BOARD AS MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY FOR THE FIFTH- GRADE STUDENTS AT SDN 2 KAGUNGAN KEPIL WONOSOBO IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

This research is quantitative research using experimental method. The objective of the research is to find out whether the use of flannel board as media is effective or not in improving students’ vocabulary mastery for the fifth-grade students at SDN 2 Kagungan Kepil Wonosobo in the school year 2012/2013. The population of the research was the fifth grade students of SDN 2 Kagungan Kepil Wonosobo  by taking the sample from the two classes. The first class was VA which consisted of 18 students as the control group. The second class was VB which consisted of 18 students as the experimental group. This research used the purposive sampling. Briefly, the use of flannel board as media is effective. It could be proven by the computation of the t-test. The computation showed that the t-value was higher than t-table. The t-value was 7.408 while  the t-table was 2.042. It meant that 7.408>2.042. Besides, the mean score of experimental group was raised after given the treatment from 54.11 to 74.00. Therefore, using flannel board as media is effective to improve students’ vocabulary mastery for the fifth-grade students at SDN 2 Kagungan Kepil Wonosobo in the school year 2012/2013.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Flannel Board Media, Vocabulary Mastery.