The Effectiveness Of Comic Strips To Increase Students’ Vocabulay Mastery at The Eighth Grade Of SMP Negeri 13 Sigi

Based on the results of statistical data calculations using SPSS 29, it was proven that the use of comic strips significantly increases students' vocabulary mastery. The mean score of students’ post-test (75.08) was greater than the mean score of students’ pre-test (51.96). Also the results of the t-test (13.512) was greater than the t-table (2.06390). It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was
accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. It can be concluded that the use of comic strips as a media in the teaching and learning process is effective to increase
students’ vocabulary mastery, especially for eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 13 Sigi. The problem that causes students’ lack of vocabulary mastery is feeling bored and less interest while studying. It is recomended to English teacher to use learning media that can stimulate students’ interest in learning. The use of comic strips as media in learning English can significantly increase students’ vocabulary mastery.