The Effect of Using Word Square Media on Students' Vocabulary Achievement

Abstract

The objective of the research was to investigate the effect of using word square media on students’ vocabulary achievement. The research conducted at the seventh grade students of MTs PP Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Medan in academic year 2019/2020. The sample of this study was 60 students.They were divided into two groups. The first group was experimental group who was taught by using word square media which consisted of 30 students, the second group was control group who was taught without using word square media which consisted of 30 students. The writer used essay test as instrument of the research. The test was answering the essay test about the vocabulary. After applying the test to the students, the writer analyzed the data by using the formula t-test commonly used. After calculating and analyzing the data, it concluded that tcalculate was higher than ttable (4.66 > 1.67). It showed that there was a significant difference. The pre-test mean score of experimental was 51.16 and post-test was 81.33. The value of tcalculate was bigger than ttable (4.66 > 1.67) degree of freedom was 58 and the level of significance was 0.05. It could be concluded that word square media has significant effect on students’ vocabulary achievement and the hypothesis was accepted.