IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY BY USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE OF THE SEVENTH GRADE OF MTs GUPPI BANJIT WAY KANAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2013/2014

The objective of this research was to know whether using crossword puzzle method can improve students vocabulary of the seventh grade of MTs GUPPI Banjit Way Kanan In Academic Year Of 2013/2014 The problems of this research are students had low ability, especially in vocabulary mastery, most of the students have difficulties in vocabulary, and the result of students vocabulary score was unsatisfactory. This research use Classroom Action Research (CAR), the action research was done in two cycles. Each cycle is done in two meetings. Each cycle consists of planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The material which was used in this research was some speech, example is: The youth responsible, free life style. In this research the writer have done pre-survey. In collecting the data the writer uses oral test, questionnaire, and observation. Then the data analysis techniques was using percentase, having the data in the first and second meetings of cycle 1, it show that the learning target has not been achieved, because the students who got are under 80%. In cycle 2 there are 83,33 % students who got score more are 70. The passing grade (KKM) is 70, it means that the target has been achieved. The result of cycle 1 and cycle 2 shows that there is an increase from cycle 1 to cycle 2. The students got the learning enthusiasm reached in cycle 1, 8 (26,66 %) to cycle 2, become 14 (46,66 %) student were improved 6 (20,%) because the teacher use the method to make student more interest in learning. Responsibility were reached in cycle 1, 8 (26,66 %) to cycle 2, become 13 (43,33 %) student were improved 5 ( 16,66 %). For the passive were reached in cycle 1, 14 (46,66 %) to cycle 2, become 3 (10,00 %) student were decreasing 11 (36,66 %), so must teacher more given motivation