Title: The Effect of Using Comics on the Vocabulary Achievement of Junior High School Students
Authors: Nur Aisyah Imroatul Hasanah, Zakiyah Tasnim, Bambang Arya Wija Putra
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 54-62
Publication Date: 2025/01/28
Abstract:
Comics may be considered one of the most widely popular reading materials used on a daily basis. Beyond their role in entertainment, comics have also been incorporated into educational contexts as a media in language teaching and learning, as evidenced by the numerous studies addressing this subject. Dissimilar to previous studies which mostly focused on reading ability, this present study intended to research the effect of using comics on the vocabulary achievement of junior high school students. This study was conducted in a public junior high school in a region in Indonesia, employing a quasi-experimental research design. The population of the study consisted of eighth-grade students, with the research participants determined through a random sampling using a lottery. Subsequently, the students were divided into an experimental and a control group. In order to achieve the research's objective, different treatments were administered to both groups. The experimental group was administered a treatment of using comics to teach vocabulary, while the control group received a conventional vocabulary teaching using text. To collect the research data, three data collection methods of vocabulary test, interview, and documentation were employed by the researcher. After the collected data were analyzed, the results demonstrated a significant difference in mean score between the experimental and control groups. It was found that there was a 7,11 mean score difference between the two groups, with the experimental group exhibiting a higher score. The present study also indicated an enhancement in the students' vocabulary achievement, thereby confirming the efficacy on the treatment of using comics. Lastly, it was suggested that English teachers may utilize comics as vocabulary teaching and learning media, in light of the findings of this study that have validated its effectiveness.