The Effectiveness of Using Crossword Puzzles Media on Mufradat Learning Materials in Arabic Lessons at Islamic Junior High School (MTS West Sumba)

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of crossword puzzles media on mufradat or vocabulary material in Arabic subjects at MTS Negeri [state Islamic junior high school] West Sumba in 2019. The research method used in this study was descriptive quantitative. In this study, the population was MTS N West Sumba students in 2019, while the sampling was 30 MTS N West Sumba students, consisting of ten seventh-grade students, ten eighth-grade students, and ten ninth-grade students. The data in this study were collected through observation and questionnaires. The use of crossword puzzles in mufradat learning materials in Arabic subjects at MTS N West Barat in 2019 had been carried out in a very effective category, with a success percentage of 97.24%.