DEVELOPING CROSSWORD PUZZLES IN STUDYING TEXT DESCRIPTIONS FOR 8TH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP SWASTA AMAL BAKTI MEDAN

This research aims to develop an authentic assessment of students‟ vocabulary in
text descriptions at SMP Swasta Amal Bakti Medan. This research was carried out
with research and development (R & D) design through six phases; gathering data
and information, need analysis, media design, validating by experts, revising the
product and final product. The subject of this research was class VIII-1 & VIII-2
students‟ of SMP Swasta Amal Bakti Medan, which had 26 students. Interviews
and Questionnaires were used to gather information. Data was collected by
conducting interviews and distributing questionnaires to English teachers in
eighth-grade student needs. The result of this research is digital media can
increase students‟ vocabulary. In percentage form, the average experts‟ validation
score from the media aspect was 92,2% which was categorized as “Very Good”.
This means that the digital media are appropriate for eighth-grade students at SMP
Swasta Amal Bakti Medan.