THE INFLUENCE OF USING WORD WALL TECHNIQUE TOWARDS STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SMKN 9 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Abstract

The research was aimed to know the influence of Word Wall Technique towards students' vocabulary mastery, and to know whether the average score of the students' vocabulary mastery which is taught through word wall technique higher than which is taught through direct instruction. In conducting the research, the writer used experimental method. The population in this research was the students at the second semester of tenth grade at SMKN 9 Bandar Lampung with 222 students in 7 classes. The sample of this research was two classes, one class was SIJA 2 as experimental class there were 28 students, and another class was SIJA1 as the control class there were 28 students. In determining the sample, the writer used cluster random sampling technique. In collecting the data, the writer used vocabulary test. In analyzing the data the writer used test formula. Based on the data analysis, the students who were taught through Word Wall technique get higher score than those who were taught through direct technique. It can be seen from calculating of the result of the hypothesis testing and average score of the experimental class that was higher than the control class. The average score of experimental class is 64.21 and the average score of the control class is 52.79. It also can be seen at the significance level 0.01 and 0.05 the test was higher than table (t_test> t_table), that is 3.20 > 2.66 for significance level 0.01 and 3.20 > 2.00 for significance level 0.05. Therefore, there was positive influence of Word Wall technique towards students' vocabulary mastery at the tenth grade of SMKN 9 Bandar Lampung in 2022/2023.