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Developing Students’ Vocabulary Mastery through the Use of Text Twist Game

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025) · pp. 687–692

DOI
10.34050/els-jish.v8i2.44763
ISSN
2621-0835, 2621-0843
Published
2025-06-28
Publisher
Hasanuddin University
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

This study aims to examine whether the use of the Text Twist Game can improve the vocabulary mastery of seventh-grade students at SMP Negeri 15 Palu. A quasi-experimental research design was employed involving two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The study used quantitative research with purposive sampling. Class VII A with 30 students was the experimental group, and Class VII B with 30 students was the control group. A vocabulary test was used as the instrument for data collection, administered both before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the treatment. The experimental group received instruction using a Text Twist Game, while the control group was taught using an explanation technique. The findings show that the post-test mean score of the experimental group is 56.33 while the control group’s post test mean score is 30. Additionally, the statistical analysis revealed that the value of the t-counted is greater (97.20) than the value of the t-table (0.117). It indicates that the vocabulary mastery of the experimental group outperformed that of the control group after getting treatment. In other words, the use of Text Twist Game is effective to improve students’ vocabulary mastery.

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  • Universitas Halu Oleo
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Syaifudin Suhri KasimUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Rosnah RosnahPoltekkes Kemenkes Kendari1
Purnomo LeksonoPoltekkes Kemenkes Kendari1
Imanuddin ImanuddinPoltekkes Kemenkes Kendari1
Teguh FaturrahmanPoltekkes Kemenkes Kendari1
Hastini HastiniAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad Syahruramadana SyukurAffiliation unknown1
Budi BudiAffiliation unknown1
Nurul IsmiAffiliation unknown1
Afrillia AnggreniAffiliation unknown1
Aminah AminahAffiliation unknown1
Anjar Kusuma DewiAffiliation unknown1
Riska Hazmatul AskiaAffiliation unknown1
Darmawan DarmawanAffiliation unknown1
Mashuri MashuriAffiliation unknown1
Mulky Satria KamalAffiliation unknown1
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Mochtar MarhumAffiliation unknown1
Putri Lisdayanti DarwisAffiliation unknown1
Konder ManurungAffiliation unknown1
Zarkiani HasyimAffiliation unknown1
Fathira QalbinaAffiliation unknown1
Abd. KamaruddinAffiliation unknown1
Sheila Sarlina ShandaAffiliation unknown1
Aminah SuriamanAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/jish/oai, first harvested 3 Nov 2026, last seen 3 Nov 2026.
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