The Effect of Word Webs Technique on Students’ Vocabulary Achievement at SMP Negeri 1 Kambowa

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the effect of word webs technique on students’ vocabulary achievement. Specifically, it attempted to determine whether the word webs techniques had a significant effect on students' vocabulary achievement. Subjects of this study were all students of class VIII from SMP Negeri 1 Kambowa which were divided into 2 classes. The study applied quantitative design. In particular, it used a quasi-experiment with nonequivalent-groups pretest-posttest model. The experimental class was given treatment with the word webs technique and the control class used conventional learning technique. The data were collected by employing the pretest and posttest. Analysis of data was performed by using SPSS as statistical analysis. The independent samples t-test showed that p (.000) < 0.05. As a result, the vocabulary achievement of students taught using the word webs technique was significantly different from the group taught using the conventional and then, the effect size is on the strong category. It means that word webs technique exerted a significant effect on students’ vocabulary achievement. Therefore, word webs can be considered as a technique for teaching vocabulary.