The Implementation of Drill Method by Using Flashcard Learning Media to Achieve Students’ Speaking

Abstract

This study deals analyzing aimed to find out the use of drill method with flashcard learning media to achieve students’ speaking. The subject of this research was all students in XI-2 class of SMP SWASTA BAKTI-II MEDAN in the academic year 2019/2020. It consisted of one class with 36 students. This research was done to improve the students’ speaking with drill method by using flashcard learning media. This research design used classroom action research (CAR). There are two kinds of data collected in this research, namely quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data were taken from the students’speaking scores, while the qualitative ones obtained from the observation of students’ activity and teacher’s performance in learning process. Those data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The research findings indicated that there was an improvement of students’ scores after applying drill method by using flashcard learning media. In Pre-test, the students’ average score was 26.69 (no one got score more than 75), in Cycle I, the students’ average score was 66.86 (14 people got score more than 75) and in Cycle II the students’ average score was80.69 (28 students got score more than 75). It meant that there was an improvement from Cycle I to Cycle II at 66%. It was also found that the students’ activities and teacher’s performance increase ;the average percentage of students’ activity in the learning process was 57% in the first cycle and increased to 81% in the second. While, the teacher’s activity in learning had improved well with the average percentage of 42% in the first cycle and 89% in second cycle. Based on the results from quantitative and qualitative data analysis proved Drill Method by using Flashcard Learning Media can achieve Students’ speaking