THE INFLUENCE OF SEMANTIC MAPPING APPLICATION ON THE
STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE SECOND YEAR
STUDENTSOF MTS PUI CIWEDUS CIGANDAMEKAR - KUNINGAN
Endang Jamilah : The Influence of Semantic Mapping Application on the Students’
Vocabulary Mastery at the Second YearStudents of MTs PUI
Ciwedus Cigandamekar - Kuningan.
The condition of the students in Mts PUI Ciwedus still difficult to master English
vocabulary well and develop word, some method or some technique are not able to make
students better in mastering vocabulary. Vocabulary is a basis of a language, vocabulary
can support the students to learn the skill, it can helps to express their idea because
vocabulary has aims at enabling the students to understand the concepts of familiar words
and to use words successfully for communicative because the acquisition of vocabulary
would help people in gaining, understanding, and also enhancing the process of knowledge
transferred for a better life. In order to improve mastering vocabulary effectively,
researcheruses semantic mapping as the strategy in mastering vocabulary. Semantic
mapping has been shown to be a beneficial learning/teaching technique for native speakers
of English at all grade levels in regulars and remedial classrooms as well as for those who
are disabled. Using semantic mapping, students manifest considerable improvement in
reading comprehension, in written expressions, and in vocabulary development.
The aims of this research are as follows: to find out the students’vocabulary mastery
before using semantic mapping application, to find out the students’ vocabulary mastery
after using semantic mapping application, to find out there is positive influence of semantic
mapping application on the students’ vocabulary mastery.
The method used in this study is quantitative approach. Data were taken from the
eightgrade of students at Mts PUI Ciwedus. The subjects of this research were 35 students
(VIII grade) 2011/2012. The techniques used in this study are by using observation,
questionnare, and test.
Having analyzed the data, the writer found that there is positive effect of semantic
mapping application on the students’ vocabulary mastery by using t-test formula one design
group between Pre-test and Post-test namely67.2 and75.5.So,the resultup8.Byt-test proud if
T-count higher than T-table namely T-count 6.3 and T-table 2.03. From the calculation above, it
can be known clearly that t count score is 6.3 and t table score is 2.03. It means that tcount is
higher than ttable (6.3> 2.03). If tcount is higher than ttable score, so Ha is admitted and Ho is
rejected. In addition, from the calculation above, it can be assumed that there is positive and
significant influence of semantic mapping application on the students’ vocabulary mastery.
In other words, it can be considered that semantic mapping application can help students in
the process of learning to improve students’ vocabulary mastery
