FOREWORD

Praise and gratitude we pray to Allah SWT for the grace that has been givendelegated to us, so that I as
a writer can complete the paper

Idea Engineering entitled "Classroom Action Research (CAR)"

.The preparation of this paper is structured to fulfill one of the requirements intook the Education
Research Methodology course. I also thankFather

Prof. Dr. Abdul Hasan Saragih, M.Pd

, as a lecturer in Methodology courseEducational Research. During the writing of this paper, I

encountered many obstaclesdifficulties, but thanks to prayers and help from various parties I can
finishthis paper is timely.I hope this paper can add insight into the material raisedThe main topic of this
paper is Classroom Action Research (PTK).can be a useful reference bato readers.

Medan,November 2018Writer
TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAYINTRODUCTION ............. ................................ .............. ........ ....................... ..............

LISTCONTENT................... ....................... ........ .............. ................................ .............. ........
CHAPTERIINTRODUCTION.... ........ .... ........ ........... ........... ............. ....... 1

A. BackgroundRear ............................... ....................... ..... ........................... 1

B. FormulaProblems .............................................................. _ ......................... 2

C. DestinationProblem................... ....................... ........ .............. .............. 2

CHAPTERII.DISCUSSION . ............................ ................................ ...... ............................................ 3

A. DefinitionStudyActions ExUS(PTK) ............................... ........... 3

B. Karakteristik StudyClass Action(PTK) ............................... ....... 4

C. Objectives and benefitsAction ResearchClass (PTK).................. 3

D. Research FormsClass Action(PTK) ........ .................. 3

E. modelsStudyClass Action(PTK) .......... .................. 3

F. Design and ProcedureClassroom action research(PTK) ............... 3

CHAPTERIII.CLOSING .................................... ....................... ....................... ................................ ... 10

A. Conclusion........................................................... _ _ ............................................ 10

B. Suggestion......................... ....................... ...... ............................................................ _ _10

LISTLITERATURE ............................... ....................... .. ........................... .................. ... 11

CHAPTER 1PRELIMINARYA

A. Background

Language in everyday life plays a very important role, especially in expression of one's mindor ismeans
forthink, reasonand livelife. According to Iskandarwarsid (2009) language is a means of
communicationused to convey thoughts and feelings towards someoneor a group of people.Language
has a central role in the intellectual, social and emotional development of the participantsstudents and
is a supporter of success in studying all fields of study.Language learning is expected to help students get
to know themselves, their culture, and culturepersonother.According
toDanarti(2008),learnlanguageforeignespeciallylanguageEnglishis a must because the world is
increasingly globalized so that it demands people toproficient in English. Early language recognition
should be introduced to variousmethodwhichsuchshapeso thatthere
isintereststudentforstudylanguage.Language teaching, especially English as one of the most important
foundationsmust be mastered in the teaching and learning process is vocabulary. Because with student
vocabularycan practice language skills well. Mastery of English vocabulary forElementary school children
are not spared from the lessons conveyed by the teacher by usingmethods or steps that can arouse
children's enthusiasm forstudy english. According to Sumantri and Permana (2001), methods are
waystaken by the teacher to create a teaching situation that is really fun andsupports the smooth
learning process and the achievement of children's learning achievementssatisfying. With creative
methods and not monotonous in learning, students canmore excited and interestedto take part in
learning English.

Soeparno revealed that: “Pe

play is an activity for

acquire a particular skill in a wayexhilarating” (1988: 60). Method

game isdeep methodthat learningcouldexciteand spirit study withhappinessso studentsnobored

andeven happy withlearningeven though the material may be difficult. These games are used to
transform learningwhat was originally passive becomes active, stiff becomes motionless, from bored to
cheerful. This gameusing games

crossword puzzles

or what is called a crossword puzzle orabbreviated TTS is a game

(games)

, we have to fillempty spaces (shape

white box) with the letters that form a word based on which cluesgiven. Directions are usually divided
into 'flat' and 'down' categories depending on positionrequired words. According to Soeparno, game

Crossword Puzzles

aimforbuild and develop vocabulary mastery. Thingit specializes in mastery English(1988: 72).From the
gamethis is studentwill be moreeasy topracticememoryin mastering vocabulary, especially English, and
students will be more happy and activein taking lessons.Based on the description above, a creative
teacher is needed in improvingenthusiasm for learning students, especially English and teachers can
create a comfortable atmospherecheerful and fun in learning. Therefore, the author needs to organize
studythat iswithstudyactionclassaseffortenhancementmasteryvocabularysaid students in learning
English aims to know the steps in game

Crossword Puzzles

and know the game method

Crossword Puzzles

couldimprove mastery of English vocabulary instudent

B. Formulation of the problem

Based on the explanation from the background aboveas for the formulation of the problem to
bediscussed in this paper are as follows:

“Is an increase

vocabulary

students in English subjectusing media

crossword puzzles

better than students who did notusing media

crossword puzzles

?”

C. Research purposes

This study aims to describe and analyze improvements

vocabulary

students who use media

crossword puzzles

compared to studentsthose who don't use media

crossword puzzles

D. Benefits of research

This research is expected to provide benefits or influence on researchers andto be researched:

a. Theoretical Benefits

The results of this study are expected to contribute knowledge and knowledge toworld of education,
especially enriching the repertoire of knowledge in the field ofacademic or non-academic.

b. Practical Benefits

1) For student:

a) Students can easily understand and master vocabulary better.

b) With the media crossword puzzles learninglanguageEnglishwilleasier for students to remember.

2) For English Subject TeachersAs an additional source of insight and introspection to what extent
teacher rolein the implementation oflearning (studyare teaching)in the classroomespecially on the
material vocabulary and as a learning innovation to make it more interesting.

3) For ResearchersThis research is expected to add experience and become a reference researchers for
further learning.