Keefektifan Permainan Susun Kata Untuk Penguasaan Partikel Bahasa Jepang Pada Siswa Kelas XI MAN 2 Pekanbaru

Abstract

Abstract
The use of Japanese particles remains a challenge for students, as they often
struggle to distinguish particle functions, determine their correct positions within
sentences, and maintain focus during learning activities. Therefore, a word
arrangement game was implemented in the learning process. This study aims to
examine the effectiveness of the word arrangement game in improving students’
mastery of basic Japanese particles. The research employed a quantitative
approach with a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design
involving 62 eleventh-grade students of MAN 2 Pekanbaru, divided into
experimental and control classes. The research instruments consisted of pretest
and posttest items totaling 30 questions, analyzed using the Shapiro–Wilk
normality test, homogeneity test, independent t-test, and Mann–Whitney U test.
The results showed that the experimental class obtained a higher posttest mean
score (72.19) than the control class (56.77), with a significance value of 0.001
(<0.05). Thus, it can be concluded that the word arrangement game is effective in
enhancing students’ mastery of Japanese particles, although their overall achievement remains in the low category.
The particles most frequently used in students’ constructed sentences were wa, o, no, and de.

Keywords:
Japanese particles, word
arrangement game, language
learning.