THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PICTURES TO INCREASE STUDENTS VOCABULARY (A Case Study at SMPN1 Makassar)

This research aims to identify the effects of using pictures to increase students’
vocabulary and to disclose the students’ perceptions about the use of this technique in
improving their vocabulary.
The population of the research were 400 students, but the writer only took one
class grade VII-7 in SMPN 1 Makassar, from which 40 students were taken as sample. The
writer selected the sample by using simple random sampling. This research used
quantitative and qualitative method. The data were collected through multiple-choice
test and questionnaire.
The findings of this research show that the result of the students’ vocabulary
achievement is significantly different between Pre-test and Post-test. The mean
score of post-test (75,45) is higher than pre-test (55,25). The students’ perceptions
in learning vocabulary by using pictures is mostly positive. This is because they
enjoy learning vocabulary using pictures which make them be able to easily
remember the vocabulary that has been taught through this method.