THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING WORDWALL.NET AS WEB-BASED LEARNING TO ENRICH THE VOCABULARY OF THE EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 1 TOMBARIRI

Gloria P. Igir; Nihta V. F. Liando; Fivy A.  Andries

doi:10.36582/jotell.v3i3.8749

Authors

Gloria P. Igir Universitas Negeri Manado
Nihta V. F. Liando Universitas Negeri Manado
Fivy A. Andries Universitas Negeri Manado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36582/jotell.v3i3.8749

Abstract

The objective of this research was to examine the effectiveness of utilizing wordwall.net as a web-based learning tool to enrich the vocabulary of the eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Tombariri. The primary inquiry of this research was: Can the use of wordwall.net be considered effective in enriching the vocabulary of the eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Tombariri? This research employed quantitative research, with quasi-experimental design. The subject of this research focused on eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Tombariri in class 8C, designated as the controlled class, and 8D, designated as the experimental class. The data were collected by a pre-test and post-test, which employed distinct questions but utilized the same test grid. The data analysis indicates a significant difference in the overall scores of the pre-test between the experimental class (1.255) and the controlled class (1.020). Meanwhile, the post-test total score indicated that the controlled class achieved a score of 1.395, while the experimental class achieved a score of 1.885. This research assessed the effectiveness of wordwall.net when implemented in the experimental classroom using the independent sample t-test feature of IBM SPSS software version 26. The utilization of wordwall.net demonstrated a significant impact, as indicated by a 2-tailed p-value of 0.001, which is less than the threshold of 0.050. The alternative hypothesis (H_a) has been affirmed, whereas the null hypothesis (H₀) has been refuted. Thus, it can be inferred that the use of wordwall.net was considered effective in enriching students' vocabulary.

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