THE EFFECT OF BOARD GAME ON STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ABILITY

(A Quasy Experimental Research at The Eighth Student of SMP Negeri 20 Bengkulu City in Academic Year 2023/2024)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of the Board Game Strategy on students' vocabulary mastery at SMPN 20 Bengkulu City, as observed by eighth grade students at SMPN 20 Bengkulu City. The method in this research is a quantitative method with an experimental research type. The population of this study were students at SMPN 20 Bengkulu City. This research was conducted with two groups, namely the experimental class using the Board Game Strategy and the control class without using the Word Mapping Strategy. First, the researcher gave a pre-test to both classes. After that, the researcher gave a post-test to both classes. Pre-test and pot-test scores are collected from multiple choice. Then analyzed using the SPPS 26 window. The findings of this research indicate that teaching and learning using the Word Mapping Strategy is effective. The average score of the experimental class from the pre-test was 71,7 and the post-test was 80,1. This is proven by the t - count value (9,957) which is greater than the table at the 5% significance level. Next, the hypothesis test obtained a 2-tailed sig (p) of 0.00 while alpha (a) was 0.05 (0.00<0.05). This means that Ho is rejected and H is accepted. So, the use of the Board Game Strategy in teaching vocabulary has a significant influence on students' vocabulary mastery.