Improving vocabulary mastery by using pop- up book media at grade VII students of SMP Negeri 2 Batang Angkola

The objective of this research about improving vocabulary mastery by using pop-up book media at grade VII students of SMP Negeri 2 Batang Angkola. The problems of this research were teacher only used conventional teaching without media in learning process, the teacher was explained the material and asked the students opened the dictionary in found out new vocabulary, as a result; students lack of vocabulary mastery, students lack of interested study English, they were feel boring, confused and lazy to study English. So, it made students difficult to get high score in vocabulary. The purpose of this research was to examine the extent of pop-up book media whether it improves students’ vocabulary at grade VII students of SMP Negeri 2 Batang Angkola or not. This research was categorized into classroom action research that consisted of two cycles, this research used model proposed by Kemmis and Mc Taggart design that contained four steps in a cycle of a research; they were planning, action, observation, and reflection. The participants of this research were at grade VII students of SMP Negeri 2 Batang Angkola which consisted of 30 students in class VII-A. the focus of this research was improving students vocabulary mastery. Meanwhile, the data collection were derived among from quantitative (mean score of students’ vocabulary tests), and qualitative (observation notes and interview). Based on the research result, researcher found that the students vocabulary mastery was improved. It was supported by the result of the testing in first cycle was 70.6 (30.0%) and second test in the second cycle was 86,7 (90.0%). It can be concluded that the mean score in the second cycle was higher than first cycle. Based on observation notes stated that the students got improvement and the students were more active and interested in learning vocabulary mastery. Related to the interview result, it could be known that students’ vocabulary mastery had improved. It asserted that pop-up book media can improve students’ vocabulary mastery at grade VII-A of SMP Negeri 2 Batang Angkola