IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY BY USING JENGA GAME AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 2 LAMASI

ABSTRACT Nurmila Sari Amiruddin K, 2023. "Improving Students' Vocabulary by Using Jenga Game at the Eighth Grade of SMPN 2 Lamasi". Thesis English Language Education Study Program in the State Islamic Studies (IAIN) Palopo. Supervised by: (1) Dr. Jufriadi, S.S., M.Pd (2) Muhammad Iksan, S.Pd., M.Pd. This thesis aims to improve students' vocabulary by using the Jenga game at the eighth grade of SMPN 2 Lamasi. The research question of this research was is the use of the Jenga game can improve students' vocabulary at the eighth grade of SMPN 2 Lamasi. The objective of this research was to find out whether the use of significant contributions finish students in the Jenga game is effective to iin improving students' vocabulary at the eighth grade of SMPN 2 Lamasi. This research applied pre experimental. The population in this research was the eighth-grade students of SMPN 2 Lamasi. This research was conducted in one class of 30 students. The sample of this research is 30 students. The sampling technique in this research was total sampling. The instrument of the research was a vocabulary test. The researcher gave pre-test and post-test to students. The data was analyzed by using SPSS 22. The results of this research showed that the use of the Jenga game is effective to improving students' vocabulary at the eighth grade of SMPN 2 Lamasi. The students' result of the mean score in the pre-test was lower than the mean score in the post-test (54.97< 70.10). The researcher found that the p-value was 0.00 and the alpha was 0.05, therefore p < α (0.00 < 0.05). Thus, the researcher concluded that the use of the Jenga game can improve the students' vocabulary. Keywords: Improve Vocabulary, Jenga Game, Pre-experimental Desig