THE EFFECT OF WORD FIND PUZZLE ON THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY

Abstract

The research was intended to know the effectiveness of Word Find Puzzle in the students’ vocabulary mastery which was observed and analyzed from students of tenth grade at SMA Baitul Aziz Bandar Klippa. The method used was quatitative research by using the experimental research design. The population of this study was tenth grade students of SMA Baitul Aziz Bandar Klippa. In taking the sample of this research, the researchers took some students in each classes as the sample used and divided into 2 classes, experimental and control. There were 34 students in the experimental and 26 students in control. The researchers taught by using the Word Find Puzzle in the experimental class and taught by using lecturing method in control class.The researchers used pretest, treatment, and post-test. In control class the score increase 59,23 between pre-test and post-test, but in experimental class the score increase about 68,85. By calculated by used SPSS V24, The researcherss concluded that there was a significant effect of the application of the Word Find Puzzle learning approach on learning outcomes, it can be seen from the results of the analysis that this is indicated by the results of hypothesis testing which indicate that the Sig. (2 - tailed) <0.05 (0.000 <0.05) and the value of t_ (count)> t 1.992). Then in post test the researchers found that the value of Sig. (2tailed) is 0,923. It is bigger than 0,05 (0,923>0,05) Sig. in T-Test (2tailed) is 0,002. It was less than 0,05 (0,002>0,05), so there was a significant different between the experiment class and control class. In other words, the students’ achievement in vocabulary mastery is more effective by using Word Find Puzzle than lecturing method.