THE INFLUENCE OF SINGING METHOD TO STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AT THIRD GRADE OF YPPK BUNDA MARIA PIKHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Abstract

This research was conducted at YPPK Bunda Maria Pikhe Elementary School during two months. To know the students’ vocabulary acquisition, the researcher made vocabulary test in right and false questions in 30 valid and reliable pictures as pre-test and post-test.In this research, the researcher used pre-experimental research of one group pre-test post- as a research method. The population is the students in grade III A and B of YPPK Bunda Maria Pikhe Elementary School. The sample is only the students in grade III A. There are 23 students. The sample was taught by using singing method. In this research, there are two variables which are variable X and variable Y. Variable X is teaching by singing method and variable Y is students’ vocabulary acquisition. Based on the data distribution score, found that the data is normal. The researcher did the hypothesis test by using t-test formula. In t-test, the researcher found that the value of t-count is greater than t-table. The overall vocabulary acquisition of students is one the “high” criterion. This is in line with the results of hypothesis testing which shows that the value of t-count > t-table (7.380 > 2.074). The singing method influences the students’ vocabulary acquisition.