Meningkatkan Kosakata Siswa Kelas IX Di SMPN 2 Palu Melalui Educaplay

Nur Rahmi Yuliani, 2024. Increasing Vocabulary of Grade IX Students at
SMPN 2 Palu through Educaplay, Palu city. Skripsi. English Education Study
Program, Language and Art Education Departement. Teacher training and
Education Faculty, Tadulako University. Under the guidance of Darmawan and
Wahyudin.

This study aims to determine whether the application of Educaplay can
increase the vocabulary of grade IX students of SMPN 2 Palu. This study used
quantitative research with a pre-experimental design. The population of this study
was 32 grade IX D students at SMPN 2 Palu. The sample selection process used the
purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through pretest and posttest.
The data were analyzed using the t-test to compare the average pretest and posttest
scores of the experimental class. The results of the analysis showed that there was
a significant difference in the average pretest and posttest scores of students in the
experimental class, namely 54.38 and 72.97. Further analysis showed that the tcount (13.66) was greater than the t-table (1.695). Therefore, it can be concluded
that Educaplay can increase students' vocabulary.

Keywords: Increasing, Vocabulary, and Educaplay