TEACHING VOCABULARY USING EDUCANDY APP AT EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 4 TARAKAN
The educational application game is one of the online educational media that has an attractive appearance for students. Based on the researcher's experience and discussions with English teachers at SMPN 4 Tarakan, many English VIII-grade students still need help understanding English vocabulary correctly. This study aimed to describe the implementation of the Educandy application in learning English vocabulary of grade VIII students and to know the students' responses regarding the application. The researcher used a qualitative approach with documentation analysis, observation, and guided interviews as research instruments. The results of observations regarding the application of the Educandy game in learning English vocabulary conducted by observers showed that almost the entire series of English vocabulary learning activities were by the existing Learning Implementation Plan (RPP). Data collected from interviews showed that the Educandy application game received a positive response from students of class VIII SMPN 4 Tarakan, including happy and enthusiastic students, and helped apply the Educandy application game to train English vocabulary learning. Students generally think the Educandy application game is suitable for English language learning.