Abstract:
In this thesis the researcher used observes 60 students’ of seventh grade of
MTs Al-Hidayah Nusawungu as the sample. The researcher used pre-test and
post-test to find out wheter using spelling bee game is effective or not to improve
students’ vocabulary mastery at the seventh grade of MTs Al-Hidayah
Nusawungu in the academic year 2016/2017. The students aften get difficulities in
memorizing the words. The difficulties are on spelling, remembering, and the
meaning.
This research was conduted by using quantitative technique in processing
the data and getting the result. The researcher uses test as the instrument (post-test
and post-test). The data from pre-test and post-test were analyzed statistically
using SPSS 16 and manual computation.
The result shows that the result of t-test is 2.091 in the significant 2 tailed
level 0.041, the critical value on the t-table using 5% (0.05) alpha level
significance and the degree of freedom is 2.000, in which the t-value is higher
than t-table (2.091>2.000). The mean score of the post-test experimental group is
higher than the mean score of post-test control group (68.30>62.87). It can be
concluded that “spelling bee games is effective in teaching vocabulary at the
seventh grade students of MTs Al-Hidayah Nusawungu in the academic year
2016/2017. By using spelling bee games, the teaching and learning process is
more interesting.
