THE USE OF SPELLING BEE GAME TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY TO THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS SAMUTUABEN-MALIANA IN SCHOOL YEAR 2024

Melania Soares Souza, Charles F. Guterres, Sarah Hughes, Rafael Savio

Abstract


The objectives of the study were to find the answers to the following problems: (1) Does the Spelling Bee Game Develop Vocabulary for the Eight Grade Students At EBC Samutuaben/Maliana? (2) Are there any significant differences between before and after the Implementation Develop Vocabualry through Spelling Bee Game?  This research applied Classroom Action Research. The sample of this research was 25 Eight Grade Students of EBC Samutuaben/Maliana.  The sampling technique in this research was purposive sampling. The research instrument was 45 vocabulary tests, pre-and post-tests, which were given to determine the students’ development in vocabulary after being given treatment through the spelling bees game. The test consisted of 45 test items from 20 numbers multiple choice, 5 number word definitions, 10 numbers of misspelling corrections, and another 10 numbers word completion. Then, the –test was about classroom observation.The research concludes that using a spelling bee game effectively develops students’ vocabulary in the eighth grade at EBC Samutuaben/Maliana. It was proven by a significant difference between the students’ mean scores on the pre-tests, which was 4.8. Then, using the spelling bees game to teach vocabulary influenced the mean score of the post-test to 8.3. The mean scores pre- and post-test were calculated according to the t-test formula, which was 11.7, greater than the t-table value of 2.060. Therefore, spelling bee games could develop the student’s vocabulary. The none test of the Classroom Observation Sheet about teaching and learning English Vocabulary using the spelling bees game was 83, which is classified as the GOOD LEVEL. In the conclusion above, the writer recommends that English teachers be more creative in using spelling bee games to learn English vocabualry. It is a beneficial strategy for the students to develop their motivation and keep their attitude when the teacher explains the material. The students must practice learning English vocabualry through the spelling bee game among each other. Spelling bees game can stimulate the students’ feeling to think about word forms and meaning properly.


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