he Effect of Hidden Object Game on the Students’ Mastery in Vocabulary

Abstract

Vocabulary is one of the language components that needed in mastering English. So, when the students communicate using English language, they need not only in grammar but also in vocabulary. This research was conducted by applying a quantitative research with an experimental research. This research is focused on finding out the students‘ achievement in vocabulary using hidden object game, finding out the students‘ achievement in vocabulary using written vocabulary list, and describing the significant effect of the students‘ achievement in vocabulary by using hidden object game. The limitation is the vocabulary materials found in junior high school based on the textbook of MTSN 3 Medan Jalan Melati No. 13 Perumnas Helvetia Medan of academic year 2019/2020 which are suited with the hidden object game pictures are taken from Hidden Picture 1, Learns as You Play composed by Boyd.Mills. Based on the result obtained there is an increment in students' vocabulary mastery by using Hidden Object Game and it is higher than using written vocabulary test but there is not any increment in students' vocabulary mastery by using written vocabulary list and it is lower than using Hidden Object Game.With ∑X1 = 2530 meanwhile ∑X2 is 2805 and the Mean of the students before applying the Hidden object game = 79 meanwhile the mean of the students after applying the Hidden object game = 87. This calculation means that there is an effect in students‘ achievement in mastering the vocabulary by using Hidden Object Game. The findings of this research are expected for students that they will be able to improve their vocabulary in English. For teachers, it is useful for using a better strategy in teaching vocabulary and understand the teaching writing through the hidden object game. And finally, for other researcher, as the reference for other researchers to conduct a research in English vocabulary. The hidden object game can be another consideration for them in determining a topic or a problem that related to vocabulary by using a useful method.