Improving Junior High School Students’ Mastery on Simple Present Tense Through Mime Game

This study aimed to improve junior high school students' mastery of the simple present tense at SMPN 2 Simeulue Timur. The population in this study was second-grade students at SMPN 2 Simeulue Timur, totaling 98 students. The sample consisted of two classes: class VIII.3 with 20 students and class VIII.4 with 20 students. This research used a quantitative approach with a true experimental design pre-test and post-test control group design. Class VIII.3 was the experimental class, which received mime game treatment, and class VIII.4 was the control class, which did not receive mime game treatment in simple present tense learning. The hypothesis test used to answer the formulated problems used the T-test at a significance level of 0.05. The results showed a significant improvement on students in the experimental class who used mime games in simple present tense, compared to students in the control class who did not use mime games. The t-count value obtained by the experimental class was 19.044, which was greater than the t-table value of 2.093, with a probability (Sig.) of 0.000. The t-count value for the control class was 1.350, which was less than 2.093, with a probability value (Sig.) of 0.000. In conclusion, Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, indicating a significant improvement in students' mastery of the simple present tense when using the mime game.