Ahmad Fauzan Hardiansyah 2025. The in The Influence of Mobile Legends on Student Vocabulary Mastery at Tenth Grade SMAN 6 Palopo (Supervised by Dr.Edi Wahyono, S.S.,M.Hum and Dr. Rizal A.M Sjachrun, S.Pd.,M.Pd).
This research aims to examine the influence of the Mobile Legends game as a digital learning medium on the vocabulary mastery of tenth-grade students’ at SMAN 6 Palopo. A pre-experimental design was employed, involving a single class of 30 students’ selected through purposive sampling. The instruments used in this research were vocabulary tests (pre-test and post-test) and a questionnaire. The vocabulary tests consisted of multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank items, and word matching, while the questionnaire was used to measure students’ interest and perception of Mobile Legends as a learning tool. The findings showed that the average pre-test score was 61.22, categorized as "fair," while the average post-test score improved significantly to 87.89, categorized as "very good." The paired sample t-test results revealed a t-value of -14.660 with a significance level of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a significant improvement in students’ vocabulary mastery after the treatment. In addition, the questionnaire results showed that the majority of students’ expressed strong interest and positive attitudes toward learning vocabulary through Mobile Legends. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that Mobile Legends is an effective and engaging digital platform that can be integrated into language instruction to enhance vocabulary learning and improve student motivation.
Keywords: Mobile Legends, Vocabulary Mastery, Digital Learning Media, Game- Based Learning, Student Interest