The Increasing Students’ Vocabulary Through Spelling Bee Games

Dwi Nur Hadiyansah; M. Hilmy Hidayatullah; Mohammad Zainul Wahid

doi:10.35316/joey.2023.v2i1.50-57

Dwi Nur Hadiyansah Universitas Ibrahimy Situbondo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1571-6645
M. Hilmy Hidayatullah Universitas Ibrahimy
Mohammad Zainul Wahid Universitas Ibrahimy

10.35316/joey.2023.v2i1.50-57

Keywords: Increase, vocabulary, spelling bee game

Abstract

This research aimed to find out whether a spelling bee game can increase students’ vocabulary or not and to find out the effectiveness of a spelling bee game to increase students’ vocabulary. The research method was classroom action research which consisted of cycles. The research location was in SMPN 1 Banyuputih. The data collection instruments were observation, documentation, questionnaire, and trial questions. Furthermore, the data were analyzed by qualitative descriptive and comparative descriptive. The conclusions of this research were spelling bee games can increase students’ vocabulary with the comparison test values 57,8 (Pre-test), 68,9 (Post-test 1), and 84,0 (Post-test 2). This game was also effective, it showed by the students’ activity observations results of 73% (1^st meeting), 75% (2^nd meeting), 77% (3^rd meeting), and 92% (4^th meeting) in a series. The questionnaire of effectivity also showed a value of 84,4 with the predicate good.

References

Online text/reading
Classroom Spelling Bee Rules. Retrived from http://jahummon.blogspot.com/2015/02/classroom-spelling-bee-rulesfrom.html Accessed 17 September 2022.
EdTech Review. What is GBL (Game-based Learning)? inside http://edtechreview.in/dictionary/298-what-is-game-based-learning Accessed 23rd April 2021.
Book
Fauziawati, Endang. Teaching English as a Foreign Language Surakarta: Era Pustaka Utama, 2010.
Harmer, Jeremy. The Principle of English Language Teaching New York: Longman, 1991.
Hornby, Albert Sidney. Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary, Seventh Edition New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary Fourth Edition.
Sugiono. Metode penelitian pendidikan pendekatan kuantitatif, kualitatif, R & D. Bandung: Alfabeta, 2015.
Thornbury, Scott. How to Teach Vocabulary. New York: Pearson Longman, 2002.
Journal
Aniza, Gisckha Hazezlima. Wangi, Wulan. Dkk. The Effect of Spelling Bee Games to Students’ Vocabulary Mastery. LUNAR, Vol. 5, No. 1, May 2021.
Cheng, Chu-Chun. Game-Based Learning and TOEIC Vocabulary Building: NNES Students’ Learning Attitudes and Motivations. JALLA, Vol.7, No 1, 2020.
Ghazal, Sadeqa. Singh, Smriti. Game-Based Language Learning: Activities for ESL Classes with limited Access to Technology. ELT Voices, Vol. 6, No 4, 2016.
Handayani, Kris. Zaharani, Hetty. The Effect of Spelling Bee Game on Students’ Vocabulary Mastery. Jurnal FISK, Vol. 2, No. 1, April 2021.
Hidayatullah, M. Hilmy. Improving Students’ Writing Skill in Writing Narrative Text Through Picture And Picture Method. JOEY, No. 1, February 2022.
Wijaksono S, Dwi Nur Hadiyansah. Siddik, Ainun Habiba Ramadani. The Effectiveness of Using Crossword Puzzle Games Through Student’s Vocabulary Mastery. JOEY, No. 1, February 2022.
Yusuf, Yunisrina Qismullah. Mustafa, Faisal. Dkk. The Use of Spelling Bee Game in Teaching Vocabulary to Junior High School Students. ResearchGate, September 2017.