THE EFFECT OF SNOWBALL THROWING IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT MTS AL FALAHIYAH LAJER GROBOGAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Rismawati, Oktavia Dewi. 2023. The Effect Of Snowball Throwing In Teaching
Vocabulary At Mts Al Falahiyah Lajer Grobogan In The Academic Year
2022/2023. Final Project, English Education Study, Faculty of Language and Arts
Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Adviser I: Dra. Siti Lestari, M.Pd.,
Advisor II: Dr. Rahmawati Sukmaningrum, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Keywords: Snowball Throwing In Teaching Vocabulary
The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the movement and
play behavior of children and adolescents in Penawangan District, Grobogan
Regency This research approach is quantitative research. The type of research
used in this study is pseudo-experimental research. The population in this study
was all grade VIII students at MTs Al Falahiyah Lajer. The technique used in this
study was a saturated sampling technique, so the sample used was as many as 58
respondents. Data collection techniques carried out are pre-test and post-test,
documental and questionnaire questionnaires. The instruments in this study used
test instruments, documents, and questionnaires. Data analysis techniques in this
study used validity tests, reliability tests, normality tests, homogeneity tests,
average similarity tests, paired sample T Test, and Independent Sample T-Test.
The results of the study showed significant differences in vocabulary
students before and after being taught using the snowball throwing learning model
with a sig value of 0.000 < 0.05, or t-count 22.297 > t-table 2.04523, where the
average vocabulary score of students after being taught using the snowball
throwing learning model was higher than before being taught with the learning
model (81.0 > 54.56). In addition, the snowball throwing learning model is more
effective in improving the English vocabulary skills of grade VIII Al Falahiyah
Lajer students compared to conventional learning where a Tcalculate value of
5.205 > Ttable 2.00404 and a significance level of 0.000 < 0.05 with the average
English vocabulary of students using the snowball throwing learning model is
higher than the conventional learning model (81.0 > 64.55).