THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FLASHCARDS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY IN MY ACTIVITIES TOPIC AT AL-YA’LU SUPERIOR KINDERGARTEN

ABSTRACT

B Class students of AL-YA’LU Superior Kindergarten had problems mastering vocabulary. A smaller number of students were enthusiastic about learning vocabulary connected to the My Activities topic, and not all of them could memorize the English vocabulary provided. To overcome this problem, the researcher designed classroom action research using flashcards based on students' activity photos. The purposes of this study were to determine the implementation of flashcards to improve the vocabulary of b class students of AL-YA’LU Superior Kindergarten on the topic of My Activities and to determine the improvement. Classroom action research in this study consisted of two cycles. Each cycle consists of four stages, namely planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. In collecting data, researchers used qualitative and quantitative data.
Based on observation, document analysis, and test results, showed that there was an increase in students' vocabulary after the researcher used flashcards. Students were enthusiastic and excited about learning when flashcards were used in cycles one and two. Students were also active in group play activities. According to the results, the student's achievement had improved. The increase in student completeness was getting better in each phase. Starting from the preliminary test, only 4 students scored ≥ 80 or completed 26.7%. In cycle 1 it increased to 73.3% of students completed or 11 students who scored ≥ 80. In cycle 2, student completeness had a significant increase, with 93.3% completed or 14 students who scored ≥ 80. Based on the increase in student learning outcomes that had reached the Criteria for Achievement of Learning Objectives 75% of students got 80 this research could be said to be successful. The test results showed that there was a significant increase in students' vocabulary after the researchers used flashcards.
The test results showed that there was a significant increase in students' vocabulary after the researcher conducted the study. The results proved that the use of flashcards based on students' photographs could improve the vocabulary of b class students at AL-YA’LU Superior Kindergarten. The English teacher needed to apply flashcards in teaching vocabulary.