Abstract:
This research was a quantitative research. The objective of this research was to
find out the effect of using kinesthetic method by using video in teaching
vocabulary. This research was conducted at SMP SMP Swasta Satria Dharma
Perbaungan, Jln. Akasia, Jambur Pulau, Perbaungan. The population of this study
was the students of eight grade academic year 2019/2020. The Populations were
81 which distributed in three classes there are VIII A, VIII B, and VIII C. The
sample consisted of 54 students were taken by using simple random sampling
technique. The sample was divided into that 2 classes, the experimental group
which was consisting of 27 students and taught by using kinesthetic method, and
the control group which consisted of 27 students by using conventional method.
The instrument of collecting the data in this research was oral test about action
words. The result of this research showed that t – test (23.7) was higher than ttable
(2.056) and degree of freedom (df) was 26. The final hyphothesis showed
that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. It means that there was a significant
effect of using Kinesthetic Method on the students’ vocabulary achievement
