INCREASING VOCABULARY OF GRADE VII STUDENTS THROUGH ANTONYM CARD GAME AT SMP NEGERI 1 PALASA PARIGI MOUTONG

This research aims at finding out whether or not using antonym card game is
effective in increasing students‟ vocabulary mastery at SMP Negeri 1 Palasa
Parigi Moutong. The writer applied a quasi-experimental research design were
involving experimental group and control group. 42 students chosen purposively
to participate in this research. Consisting of 21 students as control group and 21
students as experimental group. In collecting the data, the writer gave pre-test and
post-test to both groups. The data were analyzed statistically. The result of the
data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the
experimental group pretest and posttest results. The mean score of experimental
group improves significantly from 17.77 to 54.26. T-test analysis also indicated
that the t-counted value (3.10) is higher than the t-table value (2.021) indicating
that the research hypothesis is accepted. In conclusion, antonym card game is
effective in increasing vocabulary mastery of the seventh grade students at SMP
Negeri 1 Palasa Parigi Moutong.