Impact of Guessing Games on Elementary School Students' Vocabulary Mastery

This study investigates the impact of guessing games in enhancing vocabulary mastery among elementary school students. Given the essential role of vocabulary in mastering a foreign language, effective teaching methods are crucial. Traditional methods such as Textbook-centric learning often fail to engage young learners, leading to a lack of interest and poor retention. This research there are 24 participants from fifth-grade students, utilizing a pre-test and post-test experimental design to evaluate vocabulary improvement. The study employed quantitative methods, administering a pre-test to assess initial vocabulary knowledge, followed by a series of guessing game sessions as the treatment, and concluding with a post-test to measure the impact of the intervention. Statistical analysis of the pre-test and post-test scores revealed a significant increase in vocabulary mastery after giving the treatment with guessing games, with the average score rising from 60.6875 to 86.6667.