NANI MELANI. 14111310046: THE INFLUENCE OF WHOLE
BRAIN TEACHING (WBT) METHOD IN IMPROVING STUDENTS
ENGLISH VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE SEVENTH GRADE
STUDENTS OF SMP SULTAN AGUNG SUMBER.
At the Preliminary Research on (May 1st until May 31st 2015) in SMP
Sultan Agung Sumber. The researcher has found some problem when the
researcher observes in SMP Sultan Agung Sumber. Teacher not used the
interesting method or strategy for create the effective in learning process in
order to students not difficult if they will understand and memorize of
vocabulary. From the students gets difficult and uninteresting for study in
the class. Here the teacher did not give motivation in order to interest for
student. Researcher tried to solve of the problems with to implementation
whole brain teaching as a method in process of learning English vocabulary.
Whole brain teaching method can help the problem of students in learning
vocabulary because this strategy has many approaches to combine of
material to bring.
The methodology of the research is quantitative and used preexperimental
one group pre-test and post-test design. It means that the data
which are obtained the field of the research are analyzed statistically by
means of numbers by using t-test formula. Population is 60 students and
sample in VII class is consist of 33 students. The technique of collecting
data, the researcher used test. The technique of analysis data in this research
divided into two: instrument test and prerequisite test. Instrument test
consist of validity and reliability test. In prerequisite test consist of normal
distribution test and homogeneity of variance test. The researcher used t-test
(pre-test and post-test one group design) and SPSS v 16.
Based on the result finding of observation, the usage of whole brain
teaching method in SMP Sultan Agung Sumber between teacher and
students is considered good. The result of the test shows that t-test is 6.358
while t-table is -1.697. It means that t-test > t-table. Because t-test is higest
than t-table, it can be said that Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.
It can be concluded that there is positive and significant influence of
using whole brain teaching method on the students’ mastery in learning
English vocabulary. In teaching and learning process the highest creativity
especially in method of teaching is more important. So far teacher, students
although the next researcher the teacher should be creative used the method
or strategy when give and accept some of material.
Key words: Whole Brain Teaching Method, Vocabular
