Journal of Teaching and Education
Vol 5, No 1 (2026): Journal of Teaching and Education

The Impact of Kahoot Application on Students' Vocabulary Mastery at the First Grade of SMP Negeri 1 Wundulako

Nur, Astin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

This research investigates the impact of the Kahoot Application on students' vocabulary mastery at the first grade of SMP Negeri 1 Wundulako. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group. The experimental class (VII.4, n=29) was taught using the Kahoot Application across three treatment meetings, while the control class (VII.5, n=30) received conventional teaching methods covering identical vocabulary material: things in the classroom, living room, bedroom, kitchen, and dining room. Research instruments consisted of pre-test and post-test vocabulary tests of 20 multiple-choice items each. Data were analyzed using SPSS, including Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test, Levene homogeneity test, and paired samples t-test. The experimental class post-test mean (62.24) was substantially higher than the pre-test mean (45.86), an improvement of 16.38 points. The control class improved minimally from 35.67 to 42.50. The paired samples t-test for the experimental class yielded Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.000 0.05, confirming a statistically significant difference. The alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted and the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected, establishing that the Kahoot Application has a significant positive impact on students' vocabulary mastery.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JTE

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

Journal of Teaching and Education is oriented to reguler publishing of research in the areas of teaching and education. This journal is a Blind Peer Review that applies an Open Journal System (OJS). This journal is a sub-institution of the Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka. Scope : Early ...