Scrabble Game Research Articles

The Effectiveness of Using Scrabble Game to Teach Vocabulary

Vocabulary is crucial for effective communication, especially in the global context where English is an essential international language. However, English proficiency at one of the state junior high schools in Perak Jombang, East Java, remains low. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of the Scrabble game in improving vocabulary mastery in class VII-I in one of the state junior high schools at Perak Jombang, East Java. This research used a pre-experimental design with a sample of twenty-five students. Data collection included pre-test and post-test assessments, analyzed using the Sample Paired t-test formula with a significance level of 0.05 (a=5%). The results revealed a two-tailed significance value (sig.) of 0.000, which is less than 0.05. ttable calculation at significance alpha= 5% is 2.063 while the tcount 4.203 (tcount > ttable). This indicates that the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected, and the alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted. These findings demonstrate that the Scrabble game effectively enhances students' vocabulary mastery. It is hoped that this research can serve as a reference for other researchers to explore using Scrabble to improve vocabulary among junior high school students.

Using TPS Via Group Scrabble to Promote Students English Learning Vocabulary

This study aims to promote students' use of Scrabble game combined with Think-Pair-Share method in engaging English vocabulary learning cooperatively or individually. This research provides benefits and useful information in teaching and learning, especially in vocabulary learning through the promotion of game media. The learning process is responsive to teaching materials using Scrabble game media with Think-Pair-Share technique. This research was conducted using Descriptive Qualitative, for data collection techniques, researcher used observation methods, documentation studies, and also interviews conducted in the school environment. The results of the acquisition of class 1A scores experienced a satisfactory increase starting from cycle II sessions I and II 57.14% - 80.95% while the acquisition of class 1B scores 54.17% - 87.5% the acquisition proved satisfactory results. Promoting the use of Scrabble vocabulary game media as English language learning media and TPS method has a positive influence on students, able to arouse interest in learning, increase students' vocabulary better, help students to learn to engage in the language learning process cooperatively and individually.Keywords: Scrabble game, Think Pair Share, English vocabulary teaching

The Effectiveness of Scrabble Games to Promote Vocabulary Achievement of Migrant Workers’ Children in Malaysia

Vocabulary skill is crucial for every English as foreign language (EFL) learners as it forms the foundation for effective communication, comprehension, and overall language proficiency. However, Indonesian migrant workers’ children who attend school at PPWNI Klang that has only two teachers who are not experts in the field of English, resulting in a lack of enthusiasm among students to learn the language. The study aimed to examine whether the use of Scrabble games was effective in increasing students' vocabulary achievement or not. The research design was a pre-experimental research design, with one group pretest-posttest used by the researchers. The sample of the study was 21 students of grade 9 SMP PPWNI Klang Malaysia, selected using purposive sampling. The results of the pretest and posttest data were analyzed using the paired sample t-test through the SPSS software. The findings of the study showed that Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000 < 0.05. This means that there is a significant difference and effectiveness in learning outcomes after using the scrabble games method in learning English vocabulary. As the conclusion, a scrabble game is an effective strategy for teaching vocabulary especially to students facing various challenges, such as limited teacher resources and an unsupportive learning environment, they can be comfortable and motivated to continue learning due to the enjoyable game-based learning experience.

Scrabble Game in Students’ Reading Comprehension

Scrabble Game in Students’ Reading Comprehension

SCRABBLE GAME AS LEARNING MEDIA IN STUDENTS' READING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

In language, reading ability is an important basis in the learning process. Moreover, the ability to read must be mastered by every student. The implementation of offline learning after the Covid 19 pandemic, many students in elementary school especially lower grades were able to sound out letters even though they did not understand the text they were reading. Students had lack of ability to read and difficult to understand for them to receive learning material. Then, it is necessary to utilize technology which has developed rapidly every day in learning process. By bringing up new innovations regarding the Scrabble game learning media in elementary school students’ reading, this research aims to motivate the reading process of elementary school students. This game can motivate students to read vocabulary with concrete objects related to their daily life, including the environment around them. This research uses the Multimedia Development Life Cycle (MDLC) method. The results of this research show that students obtained a score of 91% (Very Good), class teachers 94% (Very Good), and 96% (Very Good) from teachers in the Computer Science Technology subject. It is proven from the results of obtaining these scores that the Scrabble game can be used as a reading support material for elementary school students.

The Effectiveness of Scrabble Games Towards Students’ English Vocabulary Mastery at Junior High School Number 2 Jambi City

The purpose of this study was to find out the effectiveness of the scrabble game on students’ vocabulary mastery Junior High School Number 2 Jambi City. This research was conducted at Junior High School Number 2 Jambi City. In this research, the researcher use scrabble game as a media to increase students’ vocabulary mastery. The research aims to determine whether or not the scrabble game is effective in improving students' vocabulary mastery and tolearn about the students' responses to the scrabble game. The experimental design was used in this study. The study's subjects were ninth-grade students at Jambi City Junior High School Number 2. As a sample, the researcher attended two classes with 30 students each. The first class served as an experimental class with a scrabble game, while the second served as a control class without a scrabble game.A pretest and a posttest were used to collect the data. The scores before treatment were determined by the pretest score, and the scores after treatment were determined by the posttest score. The results of the pretest and posttest scores were analyzed using the t-test formula to determine whether or not the scrabble game is effective. The t-test was used to analyze data in this study using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows version 25 program. The findings of this study revealed that the T-test was greater than the T-table (7.224 > 2.045) and the sig (2 tailed) result was less than the level of significance (0.00 < 0.05), implying that H1 was accepted while H0 was rejected. According to the results of the students, there was a significant improvement from the pre-test to the post-test, which was analyzed using SPSS. According to the explanation above, it is possible to conclude that scrabble games improve students' English vocabulary at Junior High School Number 2 Jambi City.

The Effect of Scrabble Game on Students' Vocabulary Mastery of Grade Eight at SMP Negeri 12 Pematang Siantar

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the reading aloud strategy on the pronunciation abilities of seventh grade students at SMP Negeri 3 Pematangsiantar. In this research, researchers used quantitative research methods with a quasi-experimental design and pre-test, post-test and control designs. The sample for this research consisted of class VIII students at SMP Negeri 12 Pematang Siantar with an average class size of 32 in the 2022–2023 academic year. There are around 288 students in class VIII. By using this technique, the sample that will be used in this research consists of two classes, namely class VIII-8 as the experimental class and class VIII-9 as the control class at SMP Negeri 12 Pematang Siantar. From the results of research conducted at SMP Negeri 12 Pematang Siantar, it was found that there was an influence of the application of the Scrabble game on mastery of mathematics. This can be seen from the students' average score in the test, namely pre-test 54.21 and post-test 76.09, while the researchers' learning results found that the t-test in this study was 2.14. Based on the previously designed hypothesis formulation, the hypothesis is not rejected if tcount is greater than ttable. The meaning of these results is that students who were taught to use the game Scrabble were better than students who did not use the game Scrabble in the classroom treatment process. After carrying out calculations, the researchers found that in this study the t-count was higher than the t-table. Referring to this, we can put forward the following hypothesis. t-count > t-table 5%, namely 2.14 > 1.670. Because the calculated t-value (2.14) is higher than the t-table (1.670) at the 5% significance level for a two-sided test, the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, the Scrabble Game is very effective as a learning support medium, especially in improving mathematics mastery.

Developing Scrabble Game to Teach English Vocabulary for Elementary School

In 2023, the media in the process of learning English is very important. This is evidenced by a needs analysis with 26 students and teachers of English class V . This paper aims to investigate the needs of students and also find out the results of scrabble games on transportation, professions, weather and seasons. This study used the Borg & Gall Research and Development (R&D) model. It used several steps including Research & Information Gathering, Develop the initial form of the product, Revise the product, Product testing, Final product revision. The research subjects were 26 fifth grade students at SDN Gading Kasri Malang. This study found that scrabble games are valid in language (92%) and media (97%) and suitable for use as complementary media on transportation, profession, weather and season from the satisfaction questionnaire about this product the percentage is around 14% agree and 84% strongly agree. Finally, this scrabble game is suitable for use as a complement to material on transportation, professions, weather and seasons for fifth grade elementary school students.

Prediction of Scrabble game players based on ARIMA and Machine Learning under big data

Wordle is a favored puzzle. Firstly, to predict its daily player count, based on analyzing the inherent trend of the data and verifying its stationarity, the effectiveness of using the ????????????????????((2,3,5),2,(2,3,5)) model to predict the number of reported results is proved. Before predicting, this thesis preprocesses the data from two parts: Number of reported results and Number in hard mode. Then, the 95% prediction interval for March 1, 2023, is [8626 16199]. Secondly, to predict the distribution of reported results percentages, this thesis uses 7 random forest regressors, their feature variables have 5 dimensions (Contest number, Frequency of word, Number of repeated types, Number of letter types, Maximum number of repetitions), and the response variable takes one of the percentages (7 dimensions) in turn. Results show that the distribution of reported results percentages of “SALSA” on March 1,2023 is [0, 2, 15, 35, 31, 15, 2].

The Development of Scrabble Game-Based Learning Media Using Javanese Script: Jable Board

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country, consisting of thousands of islands, which causes Indonesia to have various types of diversity, one of which is the diversity of languages. Javanese is the most widely used regional language as a daily communication language among Indonesians. The distinctive feature of this language is that it has Javanese script. The government has introduced the Javanese script through learning Javanese in every school. However, the interest and curiosity of students are still relatively low. Moreover, the learning media used are also limited. Learning media is an important component in achieving the success of an optimal learning process. As a result, learning media should be able to become an effective and efficient channel of learning information, allowing students to easily comprehend what they are learning. Jable Board is the result of the development of learning media in Javanese script in the form of a scrabble game using Javanese script. The method used is the research and development method (Research and Development, or R&D) using the 4-D (four D) research model. From the product validation results, two types of data were obtained: qualitative data in the form of voice response, button accuracy, and battery life, as well as quantitative data in the form of a product-related questionnaire to teachers

The Use Of Scrabble Game As A Teaching Medium To Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery

This study aims to examine the use of Scrabble game as a teaching medium to improve the vocabulary mastery of 2nd grade students of a Junior High School in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. This research employed classroom action research (CAR). The subjects in this study were 27 2nd grade students. The data collection methods used in this research are observation, documentation, and tests. The results showed that the scrabble game medium was able to improve the vocabulary mastery of the students. This is evidenced by the increase in students' English vocabulary mastery in each cycle. In the first cycle the average value obtained was 62.37 (enough) out of 100 (very good) with a completeness percentage of 33% (unfinished) from 100% (completed) while in the second cycle the average value obtained by students increased from 62.37 (enough) to 77.37 (good) from 100 (very good) with the percentage of completeness reaching 70% (completed) from 100% (completed).

Using Scrabble Word Game to Improve Students' Vocabulary Mastery

This research was conducted using the Classroom Action Research method, which was conducted to describe the application of the scrabble game to improve the vocabulary of the first graders of SMPN1 Bahorok. Classroom Action Research Method (CAR) is a method used to solve students' problems in learning English, especially vocabulary. The Kemmis and McTaggart design used in this study, which consisted of four stages; planning; action; observation; and reflection on each cycle. To support the research results, two types of data were collected; Qualitative data obtained from observations, teacher and student interviews. As for quantitative data, data from tests; pre-test and post-test. Furthermore, the data were analyzed descriptively and statistical analysis to determine the final result of the application of the scrabble game on the student learning process in Classroom Action Research (CAR). The results of this study indicate that the use of scrabble games for vocabulary learning in class I SMPN 1 Bahorok is said to be effective and can help students increase vocabulary. Student responses indicate that students are interested in learning English because students find the activity interesting. Simultaneously, student achievement obtained from the pre-test and post-test showed a significant increase. The mean score of the pre-test students was 56.42 while the average score of the post-test students was 74.82, an increase of 18.4. From these results, it can be concluded that teaching vocabulary using scrabble games in grade I SMPN1 Bahorok is effective and can increase students' vocabulary

The Effect of Scrabble Game To Students’ Vocabulary Mastery at the Eighth Grade Students’ of Mts Daarul Ulum Cihara Lebak

This study aims to determine the effect of the Scrabble game on the vocabulary mastery of class VIII students at Mts Daarul' Ulum Cihara Lebak. This research was conducted at the Daarul'Ulum Cihara school. The population of this study were students of class VIII Mts Darul Ulum Cihara which consisted of two parallel classes. They are class VIII A & VIII B. Each class consists of 25 students. This means that the total population of 50 students is taken as a sample. The data was obtained by giving the text to the students in the experimental and control groups. The data in this study were processed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 25. The data was analyzed using the t-test formula. This analysis showed that t-count (-24.515) and two-sided significant = 0.000 <0.05. Therefore, the researcher concluded that the scramble game had a significant effect on students' mastery of English vocabulary.

Scrabble game technique: A game changer for English vocabulary learning

Students’ learning outcomes of vocabulary mastery in reading comprehension at junior high schools in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, are relatively low. To tackle the issue, the Scrabble Game Technique (hereafter, SGT) is hoped to be a game-changer. This study aims to investigate EFL students’ learning outcomes through the use of the SGT in learning English vocabulary through narrative texts to seventh-grade students at a junior high school. The aspects assessed for each type of vocabulary included nouns, verbs, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, and conjunctions. The research design was quantitative with pre-experimental research that used a one-group pre-test post-test design to measure the students’ learning outcomes after three treatments with the SGT. A total of 30 seventh-grade students were selected by purposive sampling. The instrument used to collect data was a test, comprising 30 questions in total, with 18 multiple choices, 6 fill-in-the-blanks, and 6 matching-the-word. The tests were further analyzed using the right-hand t-test after the pre-requisite test was met. It was found that the percentage of mastery of nouns and verbs in the post-test was better than the pre-test, with the improvement of nouns at 93%, verbs at 91%, pronouns at 84%, adverbs at 72%, adjectives at 71%, and conjunctions at 71%. Furthermore, the t-count was 19.68 with p = 0.05, dk = 29, and t-table = 1.70. It was concluded that students’ learning outcomes were better after being taught through the SGT.

Development of Arabic Scrabble Game to Improve Arabic Vocabulary for Students of Arabic Education Study Program IAIN Jember

This study aims to develop an Arabic Scrabble game product to increase Arabic vocabulary, describe the steps for developing an Arabic Scrabble game, and test the feasibility of an Arabic Scrabble game development product to improve Arabic vocabulary. This type of research is Research and Development research with the Borg and Gall development model which is modified into five steps of development, namely 1) Research and data collection (2) Formulating a research plan. (2) Development of initial product draft. (4) Test the product to the validator. (5) Revision. The instruments used were expert validation questionnaires (media, material and language experts) and interview guidelines. The results showed that the Arabic Scrabble game was categorized as a very appropriate learning media to be used in learning Arabic vocabulary. This can be seen from the results of the research (1 steps for making a game consisting of a game box/packaging, game board, game chips/dice, letter rack, game manual and game assessment sheet. (2 Based on the results of expert trials, game product development Arabic Scrabble got a score of 95.3% (very decent category) from media experts, material expert validation got a score of 86% (decent category), linguist validation got a score of 96% with (very decent category).

Scrabble Game: Boosting Vocabulary Mastery of English Foreign Language (EFL) Students

The background of this research is the lack of student participation and involvement in learning English in the classroom especially for vocabulary learning. This is caused by the lack of students’ motivation, laziness and less understanding of students in mastering vocabulary. The purpose of this research is to describe the students’ participation and the students’ improvement in vocabulary after applying scrabble games. The method used in this research was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The data collection technique of this research are observation, interview, and measurement. The tools of data collection technique are observation sheet, interview guideline, and test. The researchers applied Classroom Action Research (CAR) where the data divided into two kinds of descriptions; they were Qualitative and quantitative. The researchers obtained the data from cycle one and cycle two and then described it into qualitative and quantitative description. From data the analysis, it showed that there was a significant improvement in the students' participation and students vocabulary mastery. It can be seen from qualitative and quantitative data. From qualitative data, the students’ participations were increased from the first cycle into two cycle. Meanwhile, from quantitative data, the result of the test improved significantly from both cycles. It could be concluded that the scrabble game technique improved students’ vocabulary mastery.

REINFORCING EFL YOUNG LEARNERS’ VOCABULARY THROUGH SCRABBLE GAME

The objectives of the research were to know the use of scrabble game can reinforce EFL Young Learners vocabulary. The writer was applied pre-experimental with one group pre-test and post-test. This research was conducted at SMPN 35 Makassar sub-district of Biringkanaya, Makassar city. In this research, the population was the seven grade students of SMPN 35 Makassar. The total numbers of population were 240 students. The researcher was used total sampling technique. The total number of samples was 30 students from class VII-1. In analyzing the numerical data, the writer used SPSS for windows. After conducted the research, the writer concludes that the use of Scramble Game in teaching English vocabulary enriches the students’ vocabulary; it is proved by the mean score of the students in pre-test and posttest. The mean score of the pre-test before the treatment was 57.40 and after the treatment the students gained score 74.67. The t-test of the students’ vocabulary achievement in posttest was smaller than ?. The researcher found that the p-value (probability value) was lower than ? (0.00 < 0.05) and the degree of freedom was 29. The t-test value of pre-test and post-test was remarked significantly different. It indicated that the alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted and, of course, the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected.o learn autonomously and it is compulsory subject from the school.

Gender Influence on Students Attitude Towards the Use of Scramble Game for Learning in Secondary School English Language Concepts in Ilorin Metropolis

Scramble games offer intense mental activities that hone cognitive skills, apply economic principles, and enable language learning in the classroom. Despite the many benefits, the scramble game is challenging and time-consuming. Therefore, this study analyzes the effect of gender on students' attitudes towards scramble games. This study uses a descriptive research design using a quantitative survey method. Two research questions and one answer have been answered and tested, respectively. A total of three hundred and eighty-six (386) respondents were sampled randomly; the number of frequencies, percentages, and averages answered the quick questions tested using the t-test. This finding concludes that gender affects students' attitudes towards using games for learning, among many others. Academic performance in English vocabulary can be improved by using the Scrabble game through students' mental activities while playing games. Likewise, the use of the game Scrabble in teaching English is learner-friendly and gender-friendly. The study recommends that students be encouraged to explore the full benefits of scramble games to enhance active classroom teaching.

Heuri: A scrabble© playing engine using a probability-based heuristic

The game of Scrabble has been successfully tackled by two engines: Quackle and Maven. They attain the state-of-the-art in Computer Scrabble. These engines use simulation techniques and precalculated values to achieve superhuman play. This paper presents a Scrabble-playing engine, Heuri, which achieves world championship standards when playing in Spanish, and a very high level when playing in English and French, without using brute-force approaches.One advantage of Heuri is that its calculations, as opposed to many in Quackle, are not precomputed and instead performed for every turn. Spanish match results of different versions of Heuri against humans and two versions of Quackle are presented in this paper. Results against Quackle, in English and French, are also given. The main goal of this paper is to enrich Computer Scrabble with the description of a Scrabble playing program, Heuri, which is differently designed from earlier ones such as Maven and Quackle. An additional goal is to give Scrabble players an excellent strategy for obtaining championship level in Spanish.

PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN PERMAINAN SCRABBLE DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PERMULAAN

The problem in this research is how to use scrabble game in improving early childhood reading ability in group B of TK Nurul Taqwa Gowa. This study aims to determine the description of the early reading ability of children before and after the application of scrabble games and to determine the effect of scrabble games in improving early childhood reading abilities. Type of research is an experimental study with pre-experimental designs using the one group pretest-posttest design consisting of pretest, treatment, and posttest. Subjects were 15 children in group B1. The results showed that the average score in the pretest was 8.93 and at the posttest the average value was 19. Then it was also supported by the results of calculations using the wilcoxon signed rank test. In the SPSS program, the Asymp sig (2-tailed) value was obtained. of 0.001 here the probability is below 0.05 or p <0.05, which means that H0 is rejected. So, it can be concluded that there is an effect of using scrabble game in improving reading ability.