The Effect Of Hello English Application Towards Students’ Vocabulary Of The First Grade AT SMPN 25 Pekanbaru

The objective of this research is to find out the significant effect of Hello English application towards students’ vocabulary. The Hello English application is an English learning app or web, which is used to teach English vocabulary, which can improve spelling skills, vocabulary skills, speaking skills, and understanding of words. The research was experimental. The research sample was the experimental group and control group. The population of this research was the first grade at SMPN 25 Pekanbaru 2021/2022 academic years. The sample is purposive sampling. The form of the test was multiple choices. The instrument of this research was a vocabulary test. It is consist of 25 items for the pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test from SPSS version 26. The research finding showed there was a different result between pre-test and post-test with the mean score of 61.13, and 74.75. It means that the students’ vocabulary after doing the treatment by using Hello English application has increased. The score of t_count was higher than t_table (4.169 > 1.998). It means the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. Therefore, there was any significant effect on the first-grade students’ vocabulary after being taught by using Hello English application at SMP Negeri 25 Pekanbaru