The Use of Build-a-sentence Cubes Game in Teaching Simple Past Tense

The purpose of this research was to know the effectiveness of using Build-A-Sentence Cubes Game in teaching simple past tense. This research was conducted through A-Pre experimental design. The subject of this research was the Eighth Level students of Q-Learning Course Pontianak in academic year 2014/2015 which consisted of 16 students. The technique of the data collecting was measurement technique by administering the written test in form of multiple choices which consists of thirty items. Then, the data were analyzed by effect size formula. The result of the post test revealed that the mean score was 73.2 while their mean score in pre-test was 60.7. The computation of the effect size with the score 0.94 (0.50 to 0.79) showed that the treatment or the use of Build-A-Sentence Cubes Game has the moderate effect in teaching simple past tense to the Eighth Level students of Q-Learning Course Pontianak in academic year 2014/2015. The alternative hypothesis was accepted and the effect of the treatment was categorized as moderate effect.

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