IMPROVING STUDENT’S VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH GROUP CHAT DISCUSSION ON WHATSAPP AT THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 16 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Authors

  • Dwi Rahmawati STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung
  • Febriyantina Istiara STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung
  • Febriyanti STKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung

Keywords:

Vocabulary Mastery, Discussion, WhatsApp Group Chat, Classroom Action Research

Abstract

This research aims to improve the students’ vocabulary mastery through group chat discussion on WhatsApp at the tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 16 Bandar Lampung in the academic year 2022/2023. The subjects of this research were 34 students of X.3 class. This research used Classroom Action Research with two cycles where each cycle consisted of three meetings. In each cycle consist of planning, Action, Observation, and Reflecting. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and quantitative data. The result showed that use of Group Chat Discussion on WhatsApp improved the students’ vocabulary mastery. From quantitative data, the result showed that the mean score of each cycle was increased from post-test of cycle 1 to cycle 2. The first cycle was 68.35 there were 19 students or 55.88% who passed Minimum Mastery Criterion, then the second cycle was 80.00 there were 27 students or 79.41% who passed Minimum Mastery Criterion. The improvement can also be seen from qualitative data the result of students’ observation sheet students’ learning activity from cycle 1 to cycle 2. The mean score of first cycle was 6.83, then in second cycle was 7.75. As from the result, it improved in each cycle which stated the implementation of Group Chat Discussion on WhatsApp can improve students’ learning activities and vocabulary mastery.

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Published

2022-12-09

How to Cite

Rahmawati, D. ., Istiara, F., & Febriyanti. (2022). IMPROVING STUDENT’S VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH GROUP CHAT DISCUSSION ON WHATSAPP AT THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 16 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023. Journal of English Education Students (JEES), 4(2), 1–8. Retrieved from https://stkippgribl.ac.id/eskripsi/index.php/jees/article/view/392