Pengunaan Teknik Teka-Teki Untuk Mengembangkan Penguasaan Kosa-Kata Pada Siswa Kelas Tujuh SMPN 1 Sausu

Trisnawati (2023), “The Use of Riddles Technique to Develop Vocabulary
Mastery of the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Negeri 1 Sausu.” A skripsi.
English Language Education Study Program. Language and Art Education
Department. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Tadulako University. It is
under the supervision of Jamiluddin and Maf’ulah.
This research aims at proving whether using riddles technique can develop the
vocabulary mastery of the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Sausu or not.
This research applied a quasi-experimental research design that involved an
experimental and a control group. The research population was the grade seven
students at SMPN 1 Sausu which consisted of 77 students. The samples were VII A
as experimental group and VII B as the control group selected by applying cluster
sampling technique. The instrument of data collection was test (pre-test and post?test). The data gathered were analyzed statistically. The result of the data analysis
shows that there is a significant difference between the result of the pre-test and
post-test. It was proved based the mean score of the test results where the mean
score of the experimental group significantly improved from 36.96 to 79.29.
Meanwhile, the mean score of the control group from 56.96 to 68.40. By applying
0.05 level of significance and 54 degree of freedom (df), the researcher found out
that the value of t-counted (8.52) is higher than t-table (1.674). It can be concluded that
the research hypothesis is accepted. In other words, the use of Riddles Technique
can develop vocabulary mastery of the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 1
Sausu.
Keywords: Develop, Vocabulary, Mastery, Riddles Technique