Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Through Applying Whispering Games at the Tenth-Grade Students of SMA YP PGRI 1 Makassar

Improv vocabulary using whispering game

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out whether using the whispering games technique enhances students' performance in the tenth grade of SMA YP PGRI 1 Makassar. This researcher employed a pre-experimental approach. 30 students from SMA YP PGRI 1 Makassar's tenth grade are the researcher's participants. Based on observations made on January 22, 2024, the researchers identified 30 students from SMA YP PGRI 1 Makassar's tenth grade. This researcher applied experimental research. Pre-test and post-test student ratios were found to be significantly different in the research; the post-test ratio was greater than the pre-test (80,>50), and the T-Test ratio was higher than the T-Table ratio (2.488>2.045). The application of the Whispering Games technique is clearly helpful in improving students' vocabulary mastery in class tenth SMA YP PGRI 1 Makassar.