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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING FLASHCARDS, BOARD RACES AND BOARD GAMES TO ENHANCE VOCABULARY MASTERY OF THE 4TH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD NEGERI 151 PALEMBANG
The objectives of this study are to find out whether there is a significant difference in the vocabulary mastery of 4th-grade students in SD Negeri 151 Palembang before and after being taught using flashcards, board races, and board games and to find out whether there is a significant difference in the vocabulary mastery of 4th�grade students in SD Negeri 151 Palembang between the experimental group taught using flashcards, board races, and board games and the control group that did not receive such instruction. This study used a quasi-experimental method. Data was collected through pre-test and post-test. The sample of this research is 4th-grade students of SD Negeri 151 Palembang. It consists of 44 students, there are 22 students in class 4A as the control group and 22 students in class 4B as the experimental group The results of the study show that there was a significant difference in vocabulary mastery of the 4th-grade students in SD Negeri 151 Palembang between before and after they were taught using flashcards, board races, and board games, The tests score results show an improvement of the students' who taught using flashcards, board races, and board games. The students' mean score in the pre-test was 36.64 while the students' mean score in the post-test was 70.09. Additionally, the result showed that there was a significant difference in vocabulary mastery between the experimental group taught using flashcards, board races, and board games and the control group that did not receive such instruction, The result of data analysis using t-test showed that sig. value(2-tailed) was 0.002 Therefore, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. Then, the research hypothesis (H1) is accepted, and it is concluded that using flashcards, board races, and board games could enhance vocabulary mastery of the 4th-grade students of SD Negeri 151 Palembang