The Effect of Wordwall-Based Learning Media on Eighth-Grade Students' Social Studies Achievement
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https://doi.org/10.55927/jiph.v5i3.25Keywords:
Wordwall, Learning Media, Social Studies, Eight-Grade Students, Learning OutcomesAbstract
This study used quantitative research with the Experimental method and quasi-experimental design using pretest and posttest. The research sample consisted of 35 students of class VIII.2 of SMP Negeri 90 Jakarta who were determined using the saturated sampling technique. This study involved group A, the control class, who were given learning using conventional methods and group B, the experimental class, who used Wordwall media. Data analysis was conducted through normality tests and hypothesis tests in accordance with the characteristics of the data. The results showed that the average significance value was 0.440 > 0.05, so there was no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group. Therefore, this study indicates that the use of Wordwall media has not shown a significant effect on the social studies learning outcomes of class VIII.2 students of SMP Negeri 90 Jakarta.
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