Olifia Anastasia Tikutondok. 2026. The Effectiveness of the Talking Stick Learning Model with Picture Media in Enriching Students’ Vocabulary at SMAN 6 Palopo (Supervisor I: Hafirah Patang. Supervisor II: Musliadi).
This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Talking Stick learning model with picture media in enriching students’ vocabulary at SMAN 6 Palopo. This research employed a quantitative method using a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-test and post-test approach. The sample consisted of 18 students selected through simple random sampling. The research instrument was a vocabulary test covering nouns, adjectives, verbs, synonyms, and antonyms. Data were collected through a pre-test, treatment using the Talking Stick learning model with picture media for four meetings, and a post-test. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a Paired Sample t-Test with the assistance of IBM SPSS Statistics. The findings revealed that the students’ mean score increased from 28.50 in the pre-test to 74.22 in the post-test. Furthermore, the result of the Paired Sample t-Test showed that the significance value (Sig. 2-tailed) was 0.000, which was lower than the significance level of 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05). Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (H₁) was accepted and the null hypothesis (H₀) was rejected. These findings indicate that the Talking Stick learning model with picture media was effective in enriching students’ vocabulary at SMAN 6 Palopo.