THE EFFECT OF PICTIONARY GAME TO STUDENTS VOCABULARY MASTERY AT MTSs MUSLIM CENDIKIA (Quasi Experimental Research at the 7 th Grade Students of MTSs Muslim Cendikia in Academic Year 2023/2024)

The research was conducted to know the significant effect of Pictionary game
of students’ vocabulary mastery which was observed from the students at the 7
th
grade of MTSs Muslim Cendikia. The research method of this paper was
quantitative research by using quasi-experimental research. The population of the
research was the 7
th grade of MTSs Muslim Cendikia. In taking the sample, the
researcher used total sampling which took all of the students in the 7
th grade. The
two classes divided into experimental class and control class. There were 17
students in experimental class and 17 students in control class. In experimental
class, the researcher taught by using Pictionary game, meanwhile the control class
that used lecture method. In experimental class that was taught by Pictionary game,
the increase of the mean score was 24.41 and in control class was taught by lecture
method, the increase of the mean score was 4.12. The calculation of T-test by using
SPSS v.25 in post-test of both classes, the researcher found that the value of the Sig.
score was 0.000. It means that the Sig. score was smaller than 0.005 (0.000 < 0.05).
It can be concluded that there were significant differences between the two classes;
experimental class and control class. It showed that Pictionary game gave the effect
on students’ vocabulary mastery at the 7
th grade of MTSs Muslim Cendikia.
Keywords: Vocabulary, Students, Pictionary game