COMBINING SNAKE LADDERS GAME WITH FLASHCARDS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERY AT THE FIRST GRADE OF SMA LPP UMI MAKASSAR
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The purpose of this research is to prove that combining Snake Ladders Game and Flashcards can improve vocabulary mastery of the First-Grade students in SMA LPP UMI Makassar. This research uses a pre-experimental method. The population of this research is the first-grade students of SMA LPP UMI Makassar in the 2021/2022 academic year. The sample was class X that consisted of 15 students, and used the total sampling technique. The results showed that there was a significant difference of students’ mean scores in pre-test and post-test, where the mean score in post-test was higher than pre-test (53.4 > 75) and the T-test value was greater than the T-table value (3.322 > 2.144). Based on the result of the data analysis, it can be concluded that the use of the Snake Ladders Game with Flashcards can improve students’ vocabulary mastery.