PENERAPAN TABOO GAME UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN KOSA KATA SISWASMP NEGERI MODEL TERPADU MADANI

Siska Rahma Oktaviani (A12121222). This thesis, entitled “Applying Taboo
Game toImprove Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of SMP Negeri Model Terpadu
Madani”. Skripsi, English Education Study Program, Language and Art Education
Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Tadulako University. Under
the supervision of Afrillia Anggreni and Andi Patmasari.
This study aims to improve the vocabulary mastery of the seventh grade students
through the use of the Taboo Game at SMP Negeri Model Terpadu Madani. This
research employed a quasi-experimental design. The population of this study
consisted of seventh grade students of SMP Negeri Model Terpadu Madani. The
samples were class VII Lamalonda as the experimental group and class VII Erwin
Sumampau as the control group, which were chosen using purposive sampling. The
researcher administered pre-tests and post-tests to collect data. The results revealed
that the mean score of the experimental group on the post-test (88) was higher than
that of the control group (61). The analysis using SPSS 27 showed that the
significance value (Asymp. Sig. 2-tailed) was 0.000, which is lower than 0.05,
indicating that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. These findings suggest
that the Taboo Game is an effective medium to improve students’ vocabulary mastery
in English language teaching.
Keywords: Improving, Vocabulary Mastery, Taboo Game, Quasi-Experimental Study