Abstract:
This study aim to find out the benefit of direct method with flashcard to achieve
students pronounciation ability. The subject of this research is students in 1st
grade of SD Namira Islamic School Medan in the academic year 2021/2022. It
consist of 30 students. This research aims to improve the children pronounciation
with direct method by flashcard as learning media. This research using classroom
action research (CAR) method. There are two kinds of data analysis in this
research, quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data was taken from
the students pronounciation score. The qualitative was taken from the observation
of children activity and teacher‟s performance in learning process. The researcher
found that the improvement of students scores after apply direct method by
flashcard. In Pre-test, the students average score are 36.69 (no one get score more
than 75). In cycle I the children average score is 66.86 (15 people get score more
than 75) and in Cycle II the students average score are 80.69 (26 students acquire
score more than 75). It indicate that there is an improvement from Cycle I to
Cycle II at 66%. Also found that the students activity and the enhancement of the
teacher performance. The average percentage of children activities in learning
process are 57% in the first cycle and increase to 81% in the second cycle. The
teacher activity in learning is raised by gain the average percentage of 42% in the
I cycle and 89% in II cycle. Base on the outcome from quantitative and qualitative
data analysis that shown beyond doubt that direct method by flashcard as learning
media would be able to enrichment the children pronounciation.
