%0 Generic
%A Ranggi, Radisty Siregar
%C UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG
%D 2025
%F eprints:87881
%I FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
%T THE USE OF CROSSWORD PUZZLES TO IMPROVE  THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY IN  THE DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS AT SMA YP UNILA
%U http://digilib.unila.ac.id/87881/
%X This study investigates the use of crossword puzzles as a learning tool to improve  the eleventh-grade students‘ vocabulary mastery in descriptive texts at SMA YP  UNILA. A one-group pre-test and post-test design was employed within a  quantitative research design. A total of 30 students from class XI.10 participated in  the study. The sample was selected through purposive sampling. The research  instruments included vocabulary pre-tests and post-tests focusing on content words  such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The pre-test and post-test results were  analysed using SPSS to determine the improvement of students‘ vocabulary  mastery. The findings revealed a significant improvement in students‘ vocabulary  mastery with the Sig. (2-tailed) value <0.00, below 0.05, and the mean of pre-test  scores increased from 58.52 to 82.47 in the post-test, resulting in a mean difference  of 23.95. All aspects of vocabulary, nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, showed  significant improvement, with nouns achieving the highest. These findings show  that using crossword puzzles significantly improved students‘ vocabulary mastery.  It can be concluded that crossword puzzles effectively improve vocabulary mastery  in the eleventh-grade students at SMA YP UNILA.  Keywords: Crossword Puzzle, Vocabulary Mastery, Content words, Descriptive  texts, Quantitative research. eleventh-grade students.