MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN KOSAKATA SISWA KELAS TUJUH SMP NEGERI 2 PARIGI MELALUI PERMAINAN PEMUKUL LALAT

The objective of this research at proving that the use of Fly Swatter Game can improve vocabulary mastery of the grade seven students of SMP Negeri 2 Parigi. This research used a quasi-experimental with non-equivalent control groups. The samples of this research were VII E as the experimental group and VII D as the control group. The instrument of data collection was collected through test. The test is divided into pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was used to find out the students’ vocabulary before the treatment, while the post-test was used to measure the students’ progress after the treatment. Based on the findings of data analysis, it was found that the pre-test mean score of the experimental group was 55.84 and the post-test mean score was 79.04. Meanwhile, the pre-test mean score of the control was 56.32 and the post-test mean score was 67.04. Based on the result of both groups, the researcher found that the t-counted value was 5.33. By applying degree of freedom (df) 48 and 0,05 level of significance. Comparison the two tests of scale describes that t-counted value = 5.33> t-table value = 1.683. Therefore, Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. It can be concluded that fly swatter game can improve vocabulary mastery of grade seven students of SMP Negeri 2 Parigi.

Key Words: Improving, Vocabulary Mastery, Fly Swatter Game