Ratna Juwita Ningsih,2013 The Use of Spelling Bee Game
to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
| repository.upi.edu
| perpustakaan.upi.edu93
30
1982, dependent paired sample t-test is used to analyze the pre-test and post-test scores and to investigate whether or not the difference of pre-test and post-test means
are significant. In this study, dependent t-test was calculated using SPSS 17 for Windows
Program. After getting the t value t
obtained
, then it was compared with the t
critical.
If t
obtained
≥ t
critical
at the level of significance p = 0.05, then the null hypothesis Ho is rejected and accepts the alternative hypothesis H
A
. However, If t
obtained
t
critical
, then the null hypothesis is accepted.
3.3.4 Data Analysis on the Questionnaire
The questionnaire used in this study was aimed to investigate students‟ responses toward the use of Spelling Bee game in their English class. Siniscalco and
Auriat 2005: 3 state that “the main way of collecting this information is by asking
people questions – either through oral interviews face to face or telephone, or by
self administered questionnaires, or by using some combinations of these two methods.”
This study used a close-ended questionnaire with twelve questions inside. Siniscalco and Auriat
2005: 23 add that “closed or multiple choice questions ask the respondents to choose, among the possible set of answers, the response that most
closely represents his viewpoint. The respondent is usually asked to tick or circle the chosen answer.”
The questionnaire consisted of twelve statements that investigate students‟
responses toward the use of the Spelling Bee game in their English class. Then, the
Ratna Juwita Ningsih,2013 The Use of Spelling Bee Game
to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
| repository.upi.edu
| perpustakaan.upi.edu93
31
questionnaire was analyzed using Likert scale Harris, 2010. In addition, Dumas in Bucci 2003 st
ates that “Likert scale is the most commonly used question format for assessing participants‟ opinion of usability.”
To briefly explain the students‟ responses toward the game, the statements then divided into three categories as follows:
Table 3.1 Categories of Statements
No. Category
Number of Statement
1 Spelling Bee game can enhance students‟
vocabulary mastery. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
2 Spelling Bee game creates relaxed and
enjoyable atmosphere. 1, 2, 7
3 Spelling Bee game encourages students‟
learning motivation. 9, 10, 11, 12
Each statement from the questionnaire would be labeled with each own score. There are five predetermined answers with scale 1-5 suggested by Likert scale. The
scale categorizes the statements into two: positive and negative statements. The ranging score for positive statements are 5-1. Otherwise the negative statements are
about 1-5. All statements provided in this questionnaire belong to the positive statements, so the ranging score can be seen in Table 3.2.
Ratna Juwita Ningsih,2013 The Use of Spelling Bee Game
to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
| repository.upi.edu
| perpustakaan.upi.edu93
32
Table 3.2 Range Score for Positive Statement
Answers Score
Strongly Agree SA 5
Agree A 4
Uncertain U 3
Disagree D 2
Strongly Disagree SD 1
Indeed, to avoid mental perception from the students, the answer Uncertain U was eliminated from the answer given. Thus, the answers then consist of 4
choices with the ranging score 4 -1. Where, 4 for Strongly Agree SA, 3 for Agree A, 2 for Disagree D, and 1 for Strongly Disagree SD.
The whole statements of the questionnaire were written in Bahasa Indonesia to make sure that the respondents can understand all of the statements. In addition, to
gain the trustworthy data, the respondents did not need to put their name on it.
3.4 Concluding Remark
