The effectiveness of Cake application towards vocabulary mastery

Muhammad Yusril Nor Faiz; Santi Andriyani

doi:10.33365/jeltl.v6i2.953

Muhammad Yusril Nor Faiz Universitas Islam Nahdlatul Ulama' Jepara
Santi Andriyani Universitas Islam Nahdlatul Ulama’ Jepara

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33365/jeltl.v6i2.953

Keywords: Cake application, Digital-based learning, Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL), Vocabulary mastery

Abstract

This investigates the effectiveness of the Cake application in improving the English vocabulary mastery of tenth-grade students at MA Masalikil Huda Tahunan Jepara. The research responds to the ongoing issue of students’ limited vocabulary despite formal English instruction. A quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group was employed, using purposive sampling to select two classes consisting of 25 students each. The experimental group learned using the Cake application, while the control group received traditional instruction. Vocabulary tests were administered before and after treatment, with content validity confirmed by experts and reliability tested through Cronbach’s Alpha. Data were analyzed using an independent t-test in SPSS 26 at the 0.05 significance level. Results showed a significant difference between the experimental group (M = 86.92) and the control group (M = 61.40), with Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.000 < 0.05. The experimental group also achieved a higher N-Gain score (0.70) compared to the control group (0.36), indicating substantial improvement. These findings demonstrate that the Cake application effectively enhances students’ vocabulary mastery and offers meaningful insights for integrating digital tools in EFL contexts

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