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
