Open AccessPENERAPAN STRATEGI REDIFINISI KONSTEKSTUAL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN KOSAKATA DAN AKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN
Author(s) -
St Nurbaya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
litera
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2460-8319
DOI - 10.21831/ltr.v10i2.1164
Subject(s) - indonesian , vocabulary , checklist , psychology , class (philosophy) , test (biology) , action research , mathematics education , contextual learning , action (physics) , linguistics , computer science , artificial intelligence , cognitive psychology , paleontology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
applying a contextual learning strategy of redefinition in Indonesian. This was an action research study involving the students of Class VIII E of SMP Negeri I Seyegan, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The data were collected through observations, interviews, documents, and a vocabulary test. The research instruments included an interview guide, a checklist, and observation guide, and a vocabulary test. The data werequalitatively described. The results showed that the contextual redefinition strategy managed to improve the vocabulary mastery and learning activities. The students’ vocabulary mastery improved after each action cycle. The learning activities included raising questions, examining the correspondence between questions andlearning materials, using dictionaries to verify word meanings, having discussions,and constructing sentences to express contextual meanings.