THE EFFECT OF USING BINGO GAME TO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERY OF SMPN 1 SEMEN KEDIRI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
Author (Penulis)
Ike Fitrianingtyas
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
12.1.01.08.0102
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Vocabulary is important to be mastered by the students because it is needed in all skills of English. One technique that can be used in mastering vocabulary is Bingo Game. Bingo Game is one of technique in teaching vocabulary. This game can be practiced by asking students to remind words they have remembered after the lesson. The students should cross the word in the bingo card appropriate with the word which is mentioned by the teacher. When the students can cross in the form of horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, the students should shout Bingo!! and mention the words from their bingo card. It makes the students memorize the new word easily. This study aimed at knowing the effectiveness of Bingo Game to teaching vocabulary at junior high school. The research design of this research was pre-experimental research design by using one group pre-test post-test. The participants of the study were eight grade students of SMPN 1 Semen . The sample of this research is 39 students. The finding of this study showed that the mean score of the students after they are taught by using Bingo Game (75.00) was higher than before they are taught by using Bingo Game (66.67). Statistical computation using T-test showed that the score of t-count was higher than t-table (9.014> 2.024) with standard significant 5% and degree of freedom was 38. It was concluded that Bingo Game is effective to teach vocabulary at junior high school, especially eighth grade students at SMPN 1 Semen Kediri.
KEYWORD: Vocabulary mastery, bingo game