THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KAHOOT! GAME APPLICATION TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY

Vocabulary mastery is the ability to understand and explore words that enable effective
communication, both orally and in writing. Mastering vocabulary and learning it is not an easy thing.
Students often face difficulties in memorizing and interpreting a large vocabulary. To achieve this,
students need media to expand their vocabulary. In this new era, progress in the world of education
has been supported by rapidly developing technology. Kahoot! is one of the well-known sites or
programs that uses games to teach foreign languages. This game-based learning platform allows
students to improve their vocabulary mastery. Researcher conducted research to find out how the
Kahoot! by students at SMPN 7 Kota Bengkulu who are in grade 8 influences their vocabulary
mastery. The design of this research is pre-experimental (one group pre-test and post-test). This
research was carried out from April to May 2024. This research took place at SMPN 7, Bengkulu
City. The population in this study were grade 8 students. Researcher used the purposive sampling
technique for sample selection. The research sample consisted of 31 students. Researcher used
multiple-choice questions to collect data. The test results are processed statistically using N-gain
calculations. The results of this research show that there was an increase in the moderate category,
with an N-gain value of 0.56, which is (0.3≤ Ngain ≤0.7). This shows that H1 is accepted and H0 is
rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is an increase in students' vocabulary mastery by
using the Kahoot! game application.
Keywords: Kahoot! Game; Improve; Vocabulary Mastery