A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THE USE OF VSS (VOCABULARY SELF-COLLECTION STRATEGY) AND SVES (STEPHENS VOCABULARY ELABORATION STRATEGY) ON STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AT SMPN I BANTAN IN BENGKALIS REGENCY

Abstrak / Ringkasan

The main purpose of this research was to find out the significant
difference on students’ vocabulary mastery between using VSS (Vocabulary SelfCollection

Strategy) and SVES (Stephens Vocabulary Elaboration Strategy) on
students’ vocabulary mastery at SMPN I Bantan in Bengkalis Regency. The
design of this research was a comparative study with a comparative quasiexperimental

design. This research used multiple choice test and questionnaire.
The data were analyzed by using Paired Sample T-test, Independent Sample Ttest
and
Effect
Size.
The
results
of
this
research
were;
first,
the
significant
effect

of

using VSS on students’ vocabulary mastery. The researcher found the
significant 0.00 < 0.05. Second, the researcher also found the significant effect of
using SVES on students’ vocabulary mastery. The researcher found the
significant 0.00 < 0.05. Last, the researcher found the significant difference in
vocabulary mastery between students taught by using VSS and SVES. The
significant value was 0.022 < 0.05. In conclusion, VSS is more effective than
SVES to improve students’ vocabulary mastery. The mean gain score of VSS was
higher than the mean gain score of SVESS (18.48 > 15.87).

Key Word: VSS (Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy), SVES (Stephens Vocabulary Elaboration Strategy), Vocabulary Mastery.

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