Enhanching Elementary school students vocabulary using biographical poems with pop up card media in writing Classroom

Rosidah, Alfiyana (2025) Enhanching Elementary school students vocabulary using biographical poems with pop up card media in writing Classroom. Undergraduate thesis, Uin Kiai Haji Achmad siddiq Jember.

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Alfiyana Rosidah, 2025 : Enhancing Elementary School Students’ Vocabulary Using Biographical Poems with Pop-Up Card Media in Writing Classroom

Keywords : Vocabulary, Biographical Poem, Pop-Up Card Media, Writing Classroom
Vocabulary learning in the context of English language teaching plays a crucial role in developing students’ overall language proficiency. In the elementary classroom specifically in sixth grade, students frequently encountered difficulties in employing vocabulary appropriately in writing. They feel that learning vocabulary by memorising it is a tedious method, and when singing along as they usually do before, they feel embarrassed because they are already teenagers. Meanwhile, prior research also indicated that students were more motivated when learning was supported by visualization and creative media. This research emphasizes the potency of biographical poems as a creative writing strategy and pop-up cards as visual learning media to assist students in mastering vocabulary and composing meaningful texts.
The research attempts to answer the following question: How do biographical poems combined with pop-up card media to enhance elementary school students’ vocabulary mastery in writing classroom? This study aimed to investigate the impact of using biographical poems with pop-up card media on vocabulary development and students’ creative writing performance. This study used the CAR (Classroom Action Research) approach as a research design. The research was conducted at SDN Mangli 4 Jember involving sixth-grade students. Data collection consisted of qualitative data (observation and interview) and quantitative data (test). In addition, this study used the Kemmis and MC Taggart techniques (plan, action, observe, and reflect).
The findings of this study are because in previous studies, no researchers had taken elementary school students as research subjects using biographical poems, but focused on vocabulary combined with pop-up card media. Finally, as a researcher, I came up with the idea of using the biographical poem strategy as a new strategy in teaching English vocabulary in sixth grade. By using this strategy, students find learning to be fun and interesting, which can improve their memory in learning vocabulary. In addition, biographical poems also teach students the functions of parts of speech, particularly verbs, nouns and adjectives as components of biographical poem. In conclusion, the research demonstrated of using biographical poems with pop-up card media to enhance vocabulary learning and improve writing ability among elementary school students.

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