The aim of this research was to find out the effectiveness of Pictionary game
for teaching vocabulary at the second grade students of SMP N 2 Karangpucung,
Cilacap in Academic year 2012/2013.
This research was conducted by using quasi experimental research. The
participants of this research were the second grade students of SMP N 2
Karangpucung, Cilacap. There were two classes which class E as the experimental
class and class F as the control class. Test was used in collecting the data of this
research, namely pre-test and post-test. The test consisted of multiple choice items,
matching test items and completion. Based on the computation, t-test result was 3.416
and the result of t-table at the significant level 0.05 with the degree of freedom 64
was 1.669. The calculation of t-obtained with t-table was concluded that t-obtained
was higher than t-table (3.416 > 1.669). Based on the research result, it is showed that
Pictionary game was effective for teaching vocabulary at the second grade students of
SMP N 2 Karangpucung in the academic year 2012/2013.