The effect of using pictures to students’ mastery in learning comparative degree at grade viii SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan

The problem in this research was the students at Grade VIII of SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan has problem on comparative degree material. When the students are asked to give the examples of comparative degree, most of students were fail and didn’t know how to construct them in a sentence and their most difficulties were in using the formula of the comparative degree in a sentence and the pattern, where that using of syllable with add –er or more in the word. So, the researcher wanted to try with using pictures can improve students’ mastery in learning comparative degree. The research conducted by quantitative method and types of the research was experimental research. In collecting the data, the researcher used the instrument of the research, multiple choice test namely, the tests of 40 items tests. For pre-test was 20 items tests and also for post-test 20 items tests. The questions of pre-test and post-test are different. To analysis the data, the researcher used formulation of T-test. However, the hypothesis of research was “there was significant effect of using pictures to students’ mastery in learning comparative degree at grade VIII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan”. After calculating the data, the score experimental class is higher than control class, and from the calculation of to= 2,70 and ts= 2,009. It means that, to is higher than ts ( 2,70 > 2,009). So, there was significant effect of using pictures to students’ mastery in learning comparative degree at grade VIII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan”. It means that, the hypothesis of the research was accepted