THE EFFECT OF USING BOARD RACE GAME ON THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY AT SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP N 19 TEGAL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025

Abstract

This research aimed to find out the effect of using Board Race Game on the vocabulary mastery at seventh grade students of SMP N 19 Tegal. The research employed a true experimental design with two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The population consisted of 224 seventh grade students in the 2024/2025 academic year. Using simple random sampling, class VII B was selected as the experimental group and class VII E as the control group, involving a total of 64 participants. Data were collected through pretest and posttest administrations. The results showed that the experimental group achieved a higher mean score in the posttest (83.00) than the control group (76.19). The paired sample t-test produced a significance value of 0.000 (< 0.05), leading to the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis (Ha). These findings demonstrate that the Board Race Game has a beneficial impact on enhancing students’ vocabulary mastery