The Comparative Study of Students’ Maritime Vocabulary Mastery between TKPI and NKPI at the Tenth Grade of SMK Negeri 1 Puring in the Academic Year of 2016/2017

Abstract

This research is a quantitative method. In collecting data, the researcher prepare the research instrument, giving the test to the students, and analyzing the result of the students’ score. The objectives of the study are to know the maritime vocabulary mastery of the students and to find out whether or not there is any significant difference of the students’ maritime vocabulary mastery between TKPI and NKPI at the tenth grade of SMK N 1 Puringin the academic year of 2016/2017. The population of the research is the tenth grade students in SMK N 1 Puring in the academic year 2016/2017. By employing purposive sampling, the researcher takes 124 students coming from 4 classes as her sample. To gain the data, she uses multiple choice tests as her instrument which consists of 20 questions with 4 (four) options and matching which consist 10 question. After getting the data, she then did an analysis the data in order to answer the statement of the problem and the hypothesis. The results of this study showed that from t test is 2.215 in the significant level 0.029 it is significant because 0.029 < 0.05.The mean score of students TKPI is 74.26and the mean score of NKPI is 69.65 which belongs to good category. From the analysis, it can be seen the score of tvalue is higher than ttable (2.215>1.979). The score of tvalue is 2.215 and the degree of freedom (df) is 123. For the value of the fobtained is lower than the value of ftable (1.543 < 1.397). It means that the null hypothesis will be rejected and the alternative hypothesis will be accepted.Based on the analysis of the data, testing of hypothesis and the discussion, the conclusion can be drawn that there is any significant difference of the students’ maritime vocabulary mastery between TKPI and NKPI at the tenth grade of SMK N 1 Puring in the academic year of 2016/2017.