Improving the student vocabulary mastery by using picture cardet the tenth grade of SMA Maarif Bumirestu Palas South Lampung

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This study aims to improve the vocabulary mastery of X grade students of SMA Maarif Bumirestu, through the use of picture cards.This research was classroom action research. The research subjects were grade X students of SMA Maarif Bumirestu consisting of 24 students. The techniques for collecting the data were observation and interview, whereas the instruments for collecting data were observation checklist, field notes, and test. The data analysis used the qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. The qualitative analysis was related to the result analysis of the observation, interview, field notes and the observation checklist, while the quantitative analysis was related to the analysis process of simple statistic from the students’ test result. The result of the research indicates that the use of picture cards can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery, as shown by the students’ test result that improved in each cycle. The students’ vocabulary mastery was said “improved” if their percentage of completeness overall achieved the indicator of success ≥85%. In the first cycle, the percentage of the students’ completeness overall improved to 75% with the average score of 74.1, but did not achieved the indicator of success. Therefore, the cycle was repeated in the second cycle with some improvements. At the second cycle, the percentage of the students’ completeness overall achieved the indicator of success 91.6% or ≥85%. It meant that the students’ vocabulary mastery has improved in the second cycle, and the cycle was ended.