Improving students vocabulary by using visual media at SMP Negeri 10 Makassar

This research was “Improving Students’ Vocabulary By Using Visual Media at SMP Negeri 10 Makassar”. It consisted of two problem statements. They were (1) How was the implementation of Visual Media in improving the students’ vocabulary of first year students’ at SMPN 10 Makassar? (2) How was the improvement of students’ vocabulary through Visual Media of first year students’ at SMPN 10 Makassar?. The objective of this research was to find out improvement of the students’ vocabulary by visual media of VIIB at SMPN 10 Makassar. This research was a classroom action research. It consisted of two cycles. The procedure of the research in every cycle consisted of four stages. They were planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The subject of the research consisted of 43 students of VIIB at SMPN 10 Makassar. The instruments of this research were test which was analyzed by quantitative analysis and observation sheet which was analyzed by qualitative analysis. The result of the research showed that there was a significant improvement of the students’ vocabulary after using visual media. This statement could prove by the students’ mean score of ability test was 6.33, but it had increased to 6.80 the first cycle and 7.51 at the second cycle. It mean that the students’ vocabulary from the first cycle to second cycle was classified successful. Visual media could improved the students’ vocabulary