USING FLASHCARD METHOD TO FRAME STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY IMPROVEMENT

Abstract

This research based on the use of the Flashcard method in eight grade students' vocabulary improvement. This research was conducted based on a preliminary study which showed that students had difficulty learning English due to their lack of vocabulary understanding, and the methods used by the teacher to teach vocabulary in a conventional way. The purpose of this study is to improve students' understanding and knowledge through the use of the Flashcard method. The method in this study used pretest and posttest as data collection instruments. The data analysis techniques of this study were (1) normality test (2) homogeneitytest (3) hypothesis testing in the form of t-test. Hypothesis testing uses the t-test formula which is preceded by a normality test and a homogeneity test. the results of the t test shows that there is a significant effect to enrich the value sig (2-tailed) = 0.001 < 0, 05 then Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. In conclusion, there was the significant of using Flashcard method to frame students’ vocabulary improvement.