THE USE OF TEXT TWIST GAME TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY MASTERY OF THE VIII (EIGHTH) GRADE AT MTs NAHDLATUL KHAIRAAT LABUAN

The researcher applied a pre-experimental research design (one group pretest-posttest design). The population of this research was the eighth-grade students of MTs Nahdlatul Khairaat Labuan and the sample was XII 1 consisting of 17 students. The instruments used to collect the data for this research were tests, which were a pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was conducted before the researcher implemented the treatment and the post-test was conducted after the
treatment. The researcher applied the treatment by implementing the text twist game to improve students’ vocabulary mastery. The research conducted by using the text twist game to enhance the vocabulary of students in class VIII at MTs Nahdlatul Khairaat Labuan has produced compelling results. The pre-test and post-test analysis revealed a significant enhancement in students' vocabulary skills, with the mean score increasing from 25.47 to 35.68. The data obtained from the scores of the students were analyzed statistically by using the 25th version of SPSS software. The data was calculated by using a paired sample t-test in SPSS. The result shows that the value of Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.001, which is lower than 0.05.