The effectiveness of Drops Application

to increase students’ vocabulary at

seventh grade of SMPN 20 Pekanbaru

Famelia Sugara
180602021
 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
✗ 1.1. BACKGROUND
✗ The English language is used in nearly every industry throughout the
world, including science, engineering and technology, medical, trade
and commerce, scientific research, education, tourism, the internet,
banking, business, and advertising (Rao, 2019:6)
✗ Vocabulary is the foundational component the kid must learn to be
proficient in those language abilities (Marlina, 2017:272).
✗ Drop application does not take a lot of money or time. The only
requirement for using the program is to download Drops, which is
partially free and has the biggest benefit for modern usage (Nalyvaiko,
2019:111).
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 1.2 Identification of the Problem
In light of the above discussion, the following issues may be
identified:
✗ The students have difficulties in understanding the words when they
learned because most of the students were graduated from public
elementary school where public schools had abolished the English
language lesson and as the result, the students are lack of the
vocabulary.
✗ The teacher only used textbooks and whiteboards to describe the

subject
that students will study, which is less entertaining and less varied
than
other teaching methods.
✗ The students felt English lessons were difficult because they were easy to
forget every vocabulary in English and as a result, they did not remember
 1.3 Limitation of the
Problem

✗ The researcher focus on the students have difficulties in

understanding the words when they learned because most of

the students were graduated from public elementary school

where public schools had abolished the English language lesson

and as the result, the students are lack of the vocabulary

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 1.4 Research Question
Based on the identification of the problem above,

the difficulty that the researcher need to know about

is as follows, based on the background:

Is there any effect of using Drops application to

increase students'vocabulary at SMPN 20

Pekanbaru?

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 1.5 Research Objective

Based on the research question

Research objective is to find out

The Effectiveness of Drops

application to Increase Students’

Vocabulary at SMPN 20

Pekanbaru.

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 1.6 Significance of the Research

For Teachers For Students For Researchers

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 1.7 Definition of the Key Terms
1. Drops Application
Drops application is a contemporary
method of learning foreign languages
through a game. It does not take a lot
for using time or money. The only
requirement for using the program is to
download Drops application, which is
largely free and has the biggest benefit
for modern usage (Nalyvaiko, 2019:108)
2. Vocabulary
Learning English without
vocabulary is practically impossible.
Vocabulary is considered as a vital
component of the English language.
Although some academics believe that
learning new words is not difficult,
learners find learning new words to
extremely difficult (Anwar & Abdullah,
2021:163).
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 CHAPTER II
LITERATURE REVIEW

a. The Nature b. The Types of

Vocabulary
of
Vocabulary The categories the types of

The development of one’s the vocabulary are divided into

vocabulary is a key component two types, active and passive

of learning English. It is a vocabulary (Ansarin & Khabbazi,

crucial component of 2021:356):

learning a foreign language

a. Active vocabulary
b. Passive vocabulary
(Ambarwati & Mandasari,
2020:2).

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 2.1.2 Drops Feature

✗ The Nature of Drops ✗ The Advantages of

application Drops Application
Drops application is a contemporary
method of learning foreign languages
1. Visual memory
through a game. It does not take a lot 2. Auditory memory
for using time or money. The only 3. Mechanical memory
requirement for using the program is to
download Drops application, which is
largely free and has the biggest benefit
for modern usage (Nalyvaiko,
2019:108).

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 2.2 Relevant Research
✗ Oleksii Nalyvaiko,
Anastasiia Vakulenko, Uliya
Zemlin (2020) the entitled The
Use of The
Mobile Application “Drops” in The
Process of Learning Foreign
languages.
✗ Pangkuh Ajisoko (2020) the
entitled The Use of Duolingo
Apps to Improve English
vocabulary learning.
✗ Haris Hamdani &
Herawati Puspitorini (2021)
the entitled Applying BBC
Learning English Application
in Students’ Vocabulary
Mastery.
✗ Lumban Gaol & Desi
Sastria (2022) the entitled The
Effect of Using Cake
Application on Students’
Vocabulary Mastery at Second
Grade of Junior High School
HKBP Sidorame, Medan.
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 2.3 Conceptual Framework
The Effectiveness of Drops
application to increase students’
vocabulary at SMPN 20 Pekanbaru

Experimental Pre-Test
Class Control Class

Drops Conventional
Application Method
Whoa! That’s a big number, aren’t you proud?
Post-Test

Post-Test

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 2.4 Hyphothesis

Based on the previous discussion regarding the background of

this research, then the formulated of the hyphothesis as follow:

Ha: There is a significant effect of Drops application to increase

students’ vocabulary at VII grade students of SMPN 20
Pekanbaru.

Ho: There is no significant effect of Drops application to

increase
students’ vocabulary at VII grade students of SMPN 20
Pekanbaru.

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 CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design 3.2 Research Setting 3.3 Population and Sample

This research will use This research will be ✗ Population

Quasi-experimental research
design.
The population of
held in SMPN 20 seventh
grade is 223 students at SMPN
Pekanbaru. The school is 20 Pekanbaru.
at Abadi kelurahan St ✗ Sample
no. 9, Delima in The sample is take two classes

Pekanbaru. of the seventh grade.

✗ VII 1
✗ VII 6

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 CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.4 Data Collection 3.5 Data Collection 3.6 Data Analysis

Method Procedure Technique

The data analysis is using

 PRE-TEST  Giving the Pre-test
Statistical Product and Service
 POST-TEST  Giving the Treatment Solution (SPSS) 16.0 version for
normality and homogeneity test.
 Giving the Post-Test

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