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This study aimed at determining the effect of the use of picture dictionary in increasing the word treasure of 8th grade students. In accordance with this objective, two classes of 12 persons who are studying in 8 classes in the 2018-2019 educational year have been identified and randomly assigned as one of the groups as the experimental and the other as the control group. The study used a semi-experimental pattern with the first test - the last test control group. In the study, the texts were determined to suit the class level and in these texts 30 words that students don’t know the meaning of were created a visual virtual dictionary for them. When text readings are performed in the experimental group, the picture dictionary, the normal dictionary in the control group, is used. A preliminary test was implemented to determine the preparations of the experiment and control groups for the defined words and to determine the equality of the groups. There is no significant difference between the test and control groups between the pre-test points, so the groups are equal to each other. The experimental process resulted in the final test and compared the points that the experimental and control groups obtained from the final test. The results of the study are the use of the dictionary. The result was that the students increased their word treasures.

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