THE USE OF CROSSWORD PUZZLE GAME TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT An Experimental Study at the Seventh Grade Students of SMPN 1 Sayung Demak, Academic Year 2018/2019 a final project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement


Feni Fela Erlinda, 2201413089 (2020) THE USE OF CROSSWORD PUZZLE GAME TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT An Experimental Study at the Seventh Grade Students of SMPN 1 Sayung Demak, Academic Year 2018/2019 a final project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out whether crossword puzzle game is an effective strategy to improve students’ vocabulary mastery of descriptive text, and comparing with the students who were taught by using the conventional method. This study is a quantitative research using quasi-experimental as the method of collecting data. In this study, the data were taken from the pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire. The SPSS program was used to analyze the validity, reliability, normality, homogeneity, and t-test. The result shows that the mean of pre-test from the experimental group was 63.7, and the control group was 60.8. Then the mean of post-test from the experimental group was 80.1, and the score of the control group was 73.2. Based on the t-test calculation of post-test from both classes shows that the result of the t�value (5.669) was higher than the t-table (2.001). Since the t-value was higher than the critical value, it could be stated that there was a significant difference between the students’ achievement who were taught by using crossword puzzle game and those who were taught by using conventional learning method in improving vocabulary of descriptive text. The students who were taught by using crossword puzzle game have higher achievement. In other words, crossword puzzle game is effective to improve students’ vocabulary mastery

Item Type: Thesis (Under Graduates)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Crossword Puzzle Game, Vocabulary, Descriptive Text, Experimental Study.
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Fakultas: Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris (S1)
Depositing User: TUKP unnes
Date Deposited: 30 Aug 2021 07:12
Last Modified: 30 Aug 2021 07:12
URI: http://lib.unnes.ac.id/id/eprint/45061

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