Sudarmaji Kusuma Putra , 2201412103 (2017) USING ENGLISH FLASH GAME SPEED BALLS TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This final project aimed to describe the effectiveness of using English Flash Game Speed Balls to improve vocabulary for Junior High School students. It was conducted by quasi-experimental study as the research design. The subjects of the study was the seventh graders of SMP N 1 Kandeman Batang in the academic year 2015/2016. There were two groups that were given different treatments. The experimental group, VII I, consists of 38 students was taught by using English Flash Game “Speed Balls’, and the control group, VII G, consists of 36 students was taught by using conventional method. The results of this study show that the mean score of the pre-test in the experimental group was 84.47 while in the control group was 82.86. However, the result of post-test improved. In the post-test, the mean score of the experimental group is 95.15, and the control group got 89.67. Moreover, the result of the t-test is 4.372 and ttable is 1.996, then the result from t valueis 12.684. It can be concluded that there is a significant difference from both of groups. The research findings of this study reveals that the results of the posttest and t-test calculation are contrary to the null hypothesis and are in line with the working hypothesis which states “there is a significant difference between the students taught by using English Flash Game Speed Balls with those who are not”.It can be proven that English Flash Game Speed Balls is effective to be used in teaching vocabulary. The writer suggests to English teachers that English Flash Game Speed Balls can be an alternative technique to teach vocabulary.

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