THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORD SEARCH PUZZLE TO TEACH VOCABULARY AT SMP UNGGULAN AL-MADINAH

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This study aimed to find out the effectiveness of Word Search Puzzle medium in vocabulary mastery. The research design used quantitative research design through pre-experimental research, which includes a pre-test and a post-test. The sample of this research is the seventh grade students of SMP Unggulan Al-Madinah Tebuireng, Diwek, Jombang, in the academic year of 2023/2024. The researcher conducted this research using a random sampling method. The data collected for this research was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The pre-test result showed mean score of 66,47 meanwhile the posttest results showed a mean score of 82.65, above the Minimum Mastery Criteria - Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of 75. The mean score after being given treatment was "Excellent". This means that there is a significant influence of using word search puzzles towards the students' vocabulary masteriness, and the researcher concluded that Word Search Particles are effectively used to teach vocabulary to seventh grade children of the SMP.