The Application of Scrabble with Picture Puzzle to Increase English Vocabulary (An Experimental Study at the First Grade of SMAS Abulyatama)

Abstract

This research is intended to find out the effectiveness of using scrabble with picture puzzle in increasing the students’ mastery of English vocabulary. The experimental research was used in this research. The students of this research were conducted at the first grade of SMAS Abulyatama. There are two classes namely experimental class and control class. The experimental class (X-b) consisted of 25 students and the control class (X-c) consisted of 26 students. The researcher used pre-test, post-test and also questionnaire to collect the data. The result of pre-test showed the mean score in experimental class is 62,4, while the mean score of control class is 59,03. After the treatment, the mean score of pre-test in experimental class is 71,8 and the mean score of control class is 67,30. It mean that the mean score of vocabulary mastery test of experimental score is higher than the mean score of control class. So, it  can be stated that the use of scrabble with picture puzzle has a good effect on students’ vocabulary mastery.