IMPROVING ENGLISH VOCABULARY USING VISUAL MNEMONIC TECHNIQUE - Classroom Action Research for Seventh Graders

Sep 29, 2026

This study investigates increasing English vocabulary using visual mnemonic techniques for seventh graders in junior high school. It addresses inhibiting factors such as difficulty memorizing vocabulary, low motivation, and rapid forgetting. Classroom Action Research was conducted with 32 students at SMP N 2 Kasihan, Bantul, using observation, interviews, pre-tests, and post-tests across research cycles. Quantitative and qualitative descriptive analysis shows students’ scores rising consistently, reaching 95.75% with an average score of 85.31 in the second cycle.

LanguageEnglish

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INTRODUCTION

Background of Vocabulary Learning Challenges

Classroom Action Research Approach

Mnemonics and Its Elements

Types of Mnemonic Techniques (Acronym, Loci, Chunking, Rhymes and Songs)

IMPROVING ENGLISH VOCABULARY USING VISUAL MNEMONIC TECHNIQUE Jose Araujo Barreiro1, Sri Wiyanah2 1,2Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, Jl. PGRI Sonosewu No 117, Sonosewu, Kasihan, Bantul 55182 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Corresponding Author(S): [sriwiyanah@upy.ac.id](sriwiyanah@upy.ac.id) Abstract: The purpose of this study is to increase English vocabulary using visual mnemonic techniques for seventh graders of junior high school. Several factors inhibited students from having difficulty memorizing vocabulary, lose motivation to memorize vocabulary and easily forgetting the vocabulary they had learned. This inhibiting factor could be overcome by using visual mnemonic techniques to increase students'vocabulary. This study used Classroom Action Research with a sample of 32 students. The research was conducted at SMP N 2 Kasihan, Bantul. Data was collected by observation, interview, pre-test and post-test with instrument field notes, documentation and tests at the end of each study in the entire cycle. Analysis of research data used quantitative and qualitative descriptive data analysis. The results of the study proved that the increase in the percentage of student scores continues to increase. This can be seen in the acquisition of pre-cycle values to the last cycle. The value obtained from the pre-cycle was only 15.93% then increased in the first cycle to 37.38% then in the second cycle there was an increase again. There was a very good increase to 95.75%, with the average student score in the second cycle was 85.31. The increase in student scores in the second cycle, the targeted presentation was 80% and the student KKM was 75. This level of achievement has proven that visual mnemonic technique helped students of SMP N 2 Kasihan, Bantul in Keywords: Visual mnemonic technique; English vocabulary increasing students' vocabulary remarkably. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License INTRODUCTION In English language teaching, there are some skills that must be learned by students from elementary school to university level. The Ministry of National Education's goal in English lessons for junior high school students is that students can communicate in English in spoken and written form, which includes listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, according to the social context Depdiknas (2017) . Good and correct language skills for foreign language learners depend on how much vocabulary they have. Thus, without vocabulary, the learners will be demotivated to use the language Afzal Naeem (2019) . This is one of the common factors experienced by many foreign language learners. The same thing was found among students in learning vocabulary. Besides that, there are other inhibiting factors, examples of other inhibiting factors for students are lack of facilities, monotonous teacher teaching, students are lazy to learn to memorize vocabulary, students' memory is not good, and students do not have the motivation to start learning to memorize vocabulary as a basis for mastering English. The inhibiting factors mentioned above are the same as those encountered by students in learning English at SMP N 2 Kasihan, Bantul. This is a condition that can hinder the development of English for students, especially students in grades VII-B. The factors found by the researcher when conducting the observation activities described previously, the researchers were encouraged to carry out research activities. The researcher developed the research theme of Improving English Vocabulary Using Visual Mnemonic Techniques for Class VII Students of SMPN 2 Kasihan Bantul. The model used is classroom action research (CAR) . The model applied is that of Kemmisand McTaggart which consists of several cycles later that this cycle does not only take place once, but several times to achieve the expected goal. The use of this mnemonic visual technique is to make it easier for students to memorize English vocabulary. Mnemonics is way to

FAQs

What problem does the study address in English vocabulary learning?

Students have difficulty memorizing vocabulary, lose motivation, and easily forget what they learn, along with other inhibiting factors such as facilities and monotonous teaching.

Who participated in the research and where was it conducted?

The study involved 32 seventh-grade students of SMP N 2 Kasihan, Bantul.

How did visual mnemonic techniques affect students’ scores across cycles?

Pre-cycle scores were 15.93%, increased to 37.38% in the first cycle, and reached 95.75% with an average score of 85.31 in the second cycle.

Sep 29, 2026

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