The Comparison of English Teaching Learning Technique Using Crossword Puzzle Game and Scrabble Game in Improving Vocabulary Mastery at the Second Grade of SMPN 5 Bandar Lampung

Abstract

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan terhadap penguasaan kosakata siswa setelah diajarkan melalui permainan crossword puzzle dan scrabble dan megetahui tehnik permainan mana yang lebih memotivasi siswa. Sasaran penelitian ini mencakup dua kelas di SMPN 5 Bandar Lampung, yaitu kelas VIII F dan kelas VIII H. Penelitian ini dianalisis menggunakan SPSS 22.0. Hasil menunjukan bahwa terdapat perbedaan namun tidak signifikan. Hal itu terlihat dari hasil uji T-test bahwa T-hitung<T-tabel (-1.762<2.66) pada derajat kebebasan (df)= 55 dengan signifikansi 0.01. Rata-rata nilai pre-tes pada kelas crossword puzzle adalah 61.50, sedangkan rata-rata nilai post-test 84.18. Sebaliknya, rata-rata nilai pre-tes pada kelas Scrabble adalah 48.24, sedangkan rata-rata nilai post-test 75.62. Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa permainan scrabble sama unggulnya dengan permainan crossword puzzle untuk membantu menguasai kosakata.

Abstract: The objectives of this research are to find out whether there is significant difference of students’ vocabulary mastery taught through crossword puzzle and scrabble game and to know which technique is better for students. The subject of this research is two classes at SMPN 5 Bandar Lampung, it is class VIII F and VIII H. This research was analyzed using SPSS 22.0. The result showed that there is no significant different. It could be seen from the increase of students’ mean score from pre-test to post-test and in T-test result, it is showed that t-count<t-table (-1.762<2.66) at df=55 with significant level 0.01. The mean score of pre-test in crossword puzzle class is 61.50 while the mean score of post-test is 84.18. On the contrary, the mean score of pre-test in scrabble class is 48.24 while the mean post-test score is 75.62. Therefore, it can be concluded that scrabble and crossword puzzle game is equally good to help students to master the vocabulary.