Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: English proficiency is important because it gives a positive academic influence. English skills can be seen from the amount of vocabulary a person has. One of the creative efforts in learning to be attractive is using flash cards media. This study aims to determine whether flash cards media can improve the vocabulary of students in primary school. This research used quasi-experimental method with nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. The research subjects were 35 second grade students of elementary school, which were divided into two groups namely experimental group and control group. The hypothesis of this research is that there is a difference of vocabulary between experimental group and control group before and after giving flash cards media. The independent sample t-test of the gain score of the experimental group (11.7895) was higher than the control group (3.2500) with the 8,998 and sig t-counts 0.000 (p <0.01), meaning that there is significant difference between pretest-posttest experimental and control group. It shows that flash cards can improve students' English vocabulary.
Authors: Eka Fitriyani, Putri Zulmi Nulanda
Institution: Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $50
OpenAlex ID: W2779916839