III. Methods and Procedures A. Research Method This research method is using Quasi experimental design.

Quasi experimental designs do not include the use of random in selecting sample of the research. In this design, the writer uses non-random sampling method to select the sample of the study. According to Fraenkel and Wallen !""#$%&%', stated that there are two (uasiexperimental designs. They are matching only posttest-only control group design, and matching only pretest-posttest control group design. In this research, the writer will use only pretest-posttest control group design where the writer matches the su)*ect in the experimental and control groups on certain +aria)les where )oth groups recei+es different treatments. The figure of matching only pretest-posttest ,ontrol -roup .esign is suggested )y Fraenkel and Wallen !""#$%&/' as follows $ 01 2 31 0% 0/ 2 3% 0& Where $ 2 $ 2atched4non-random sampling method 01,% $ 5retest and 5osttest in experimental group 0/,& $ 5retest and 5osttest in control group 31 $ Treatment in experimental group 3% $ Treatment in experimental group

1. Research variable According to 6atch and Farhady !"7%$7%' defines +aria)le as an attri)ute of a person or of o)*ect which +aries from person or from o)*ect to o)*ect. There are two kinds of +aria)le, namely $ Independent and .ependent +aria)le. Independent +aria)le is a +aria)le that e+oke or influence independent +aria)le. 2eanwhile, dependent +aria)le is a +aria)le which is influenced )y independent +aria)le. 8eferred to the definition, the independent +aria)le of this research is the use of 9cra))le game strategy and the dependent +aria)le of this research is :oca)ulary. Independent +aria)le is a +aria)le that is manipulated )y the researchers. ;ell$%#!%'. The independent +aria)le is something that is hypothesi<ed to influence the dependent +aria)le. The writer determines for the participant what le+el or condition of the independent +aria)le that the participant in the experiment recei+es. Furthermore, ;ell %#!%' stated that dependent +aria)le is a +aria)le that is simply measured )y the writer. It is the +aria)le that reflects the influence of the independent +aria)le. 2. Operational Definition The title of the study is =Impro+ing students> +oca)ulary using 9cra))le -ame at the se+enth grade students of 2T9 ?egeri @ahatA. The items that need to explain are improving, vocabulary, and Scrabble game. Impro+ing means the process of teaching Bnglish to make students mastery )etter and )etter in learning.

:oca)ulary is a total num)er of words used )y a person, class, profession in communication. +oca)ulary is not skill instantly re(uired, especially with the students who ha+e different mother tongue or second language learner, as matter a fact in daily teaching process, students often find themsel+es difficult in memori<ing +oca)ulary, and most students do not know the meaning of words when they learn Bnglish. 9cra))le -ame is a +oca)ulary strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer and how to teach +oca)ulary effecti+ely. 9o, the students can easily memori<e some words. Therefore, this strategy can encourage students to )e happy and easy when they memori<e some words. 3. Population and Sample a. Population According to We)ster !""#$ !!%' stated that the population is A particular section, group, or type of people or animals li+ing in an area or country. In this study, the population of the research is the se+enth grade students of 2T9 ?egeri @ahat. The se+enth grade students di+ided into se+en classes. The total num)er of se+en classes is %7# students. 9o, there are %7# students that used as population of the research. Then, population of the research is presented in the ta)le of population.

able 1 he population of the Research ?o ! % / & C D E classes :II.! :II.% :II./ :II.& :II.C :II.D :II.E Total ?um)er of students &# &# &# &# &# &# &# %7#

Source : Data of experiment at MTS Negeri Lahat.

b. Sample Frankel and wallen !""#' stated that sample is any group of indi+idual on when information is o)tained. Furthermore, %##D' stated that sampling is the process of selecting unit from a population of interest so that )y studying the sample the writer may fairly generali<e the result )ack to the population from which they are chosen. Then, the selected num)er of sample is di+ided into two group sample. They are control and experimental group. 9amples are assigned to either the group that recei+e the treatment, known as the experimental group or treatment group, or to the group which does not recei+e the treatment referred to as the control group. Therefore, in this study the writer will use systematic non-random sampling method will )e used )y the writer to select sample of the research. 9ugiyono %#!%$DD' stated that systematic non-random sampling is a techni(ue for choosing sample )ased on the se(uence of population mem)er )y gi+ing a serial num)er. The procedure of selecting a systematic random sample is easy and can )e done manually.

This process is much like an arithmetic progression. The main ad+antage of using systematic sampling is its simplicity. It allwos the researcher to add a systematic element into the random selection of su)*ect, yet it is +ery easy to do. In selecting the sample using systematic non-random sampling that chosen from add or e+en num)er, and fold name of certain num)er from population mem)er. able 2 Sample of the research ?o ! % ,lass :II.! :II.% Total ?um)er of students &# &# 7#

!. echni"ue for collectin# data 1. est The test is used to compare students> +oca)ulary achie+ements )efore conducting the research and after conducting the research. The form of the test is the written test. 5re-test and post test are kind of the test that will measure the students> scores in impro+ing their +oca)ulary. The first will )e 5re-test which will )e gi+en )efore the treatment and the second one will )e 5ost-test which will )e gi+en after treatment. ;oth of pre-test and post-test are presented in translating the text and essay form. From this test the writer will know the students> progress in remem)ering the +oca)ulary )efore and after teaching and learning +oca)ulary process using scra))le game.

2. Research

reatment

8esearch treatments are designed at least for twel+e meeting including pretest and posttest acti+ities. The treatments are gi+en in )oth groups control and experiment' with similar teaching material )ut different strategy. 8esearch treatments are presented in terms of the num)er of the materials, kinds of materials, and the source of the materials.
C. Research Instrument 1. $alidit%

est

According to ,olin 5helan and Fulie Wren %##C$D', +alidity test refers to the degree to which the test actually measures which it claims to measure. Test +alidity is also the extent to which inferences, conclusions, and decisions made on the )asis of the test scores are appropriate and meaningful. In this study, the writer will measure the content of +alidity. ,ontent +alidity concerns the extent to which a measure ade(uately represents all facets of a concept. To pro+ide the content +alidity of the test, the writer de+ises the test in accordance with the purpose of the test itself that is to find out Bnglish +oca)ulary of the students. 2. Reliabilit% est According to ,rocker and Algina !"7D $ %!E' 8elia)ility is a prere(uisite for +alidity and refers to the a)ility of a test to measure a particular trait or skill consistently. 8elia)ility test measures whether research instrument used for pretest and posttest acti+ities is relia)le or not. Any measuring de+ice should ha+e the

a)ility to deli+er consistent results relati+e measurements o+er time. The calculation will )e done )y 9599 %# 9tatistical 5ackage for the 9ocial 9cience'. D. echni"ues for anal%&in# data 1. Data discription In data descriptions, distru)ution of fre(uency data and descripti+e statistics are ilustrated from the o)tained data of students> pretest and posttest scores in control and experimental groups. a. Distributions of 're"uenc% Data The fre(uency distri)ution of a data +aria)le is a summary of the data occurrence in a collection of non-o+erlapping categories. The distri)utions of fre(uency data are got from students> pretest score in control group, students> posttest score in control group, the students> pretest score in experimental group, and students>s posttest scores in experimental group. Then, the distri)ution of fre(uency data is displayed in a ta)le analysis. b. Descriptive Statistic

In descripti+e statistics, num)er of sample, the score of minimal, maximal, mean, standard de+iation, and standard error of mean are o)tained. .escripti+e statistics are o)tained from students>s pretest and posttest score in control and experimental groups.

2. Prere"uisite Anal%sis ;efore analy<ing the o)tained data, pre-re(uisite analysis should )e done to see whether or not the data is normal and homogen. a. Normality Test ?ormality test is used to measure whether the o)tained data is normal or not. The data can )e classified into normal whene+er the p-output is higher than #.#%C ;asrowi, %##E$7C'. In measuring normality tes, I-sample Kolmogronov Smrinov is used. The normality test is used to measure students> pretest and posttest scores in control and experimental groups. b. Homogeneity test 6omogeneity test is used to measure the o)tained scores whether it is homogen or not. ;asrowi %##E$!#D' states that the score is categori<ed homogen when the p-output was higher than mean significant diffrence at #.#C le+els. In measuring homogeneity test, levene tati tic in 9599 is used. The

homogeneity test is used to measure students> pretest and posttest score in control and experimental groups.

3. (%pothesis estin#

In this study, the hypothesis of the research will )e tested )y using Independent 9ample T-test. The Independent 9ample T-Test will )e used in measuring the effecti+eness of the strategy. It used to compare )etween the mean score of two independent groups on a gi+en +aria)le. It measures significant difference or significant influence )etween two +aria)les. The scores are o)tained from students> posttest in )oth groups analy<ed using independent sample T-Test. 9ignificant difference or significant influence is found whene+er the result is lower than mean significant difference at #,#C le+els, and it will )e done )y using 9599 9tatistical 5ackage for the 9ocial 9cience'.