Developing Students’ Vocabulary Worksheet using Scientific Approach on Writing Descriptive Text for the Seventh Grade Students at SMP Negeri 2 Babalan

The aimed of this study was to develop students’ vocabulary worksheet based on
scientific approach on writing descriptive text for seventh grade students at SMP
Negeri 2 Babalan. This study was conducted by using Research and Development
(R&D) design through six stages; gathering information and data, analyzing data,
designing materials, validating by experts, revising, and final product.The subject
of the study was grade VII of SMP Negeri 2 Babalan. The instruments of data
collection were gathered by administering interview and distributing questionnaire.
The study conducted interview to the English teacher and distributing questionnaire
to 27 respondents to get the students’ needs. The interview and questionnaire results
proved that the students need vocabulary worksheet based on scientific approach in
writing descriptive which can help students to enrich the vocabulary. The product
has been validated by an English lecturer and an English teacher with the average
score is 4.6. The product was categorized as “Very good” students’ vocabulary
worksheet in writing descriptive text. The final product of this study was a set of
developed students’ vocabulary worksheet in writing descriptive text, it consisted
five parts which were adapted from Scientific Approach. Every part has 3-5 tasks
that covered the learning needs. It also has key words and the topics that are going
to be done by the students in the first page of every part of the worksheet.