Abstract :
The objectives of this research were to find out whether Pattern Drills technique :
1. is applicable to improve the students’ vocabulary achievement especially in
noun, verb and adjective; 2. to increase the quality of the teacher’s teaching
performance; 3. to increase the students’ participation during the teaching learning
process. The research was conducted at SMP Tunas Harapan Bandar Lampung to
the students of first grade in academic year 2011/2012 which consisted of 27
students.
This classroom action research was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consisted
of planning, action, observation and interpretation, analysis and reflection. The
researcher used indicators dealing with the learning product which covered the
students’ score and learning process which covered the students’ participation
during the teaching learning process and the teacher’s teaching performance. The
result should that the students’ score reached 65, the score for teacher’s teaching
performance should 80 and 80% for the students’ participation. To collect the data
of the learning process and learning product, the writer used vocabulary test and
observation as the instruments.
Based on the students’ test it can be seen in cycle I, only 13 students (48%) could
get the score of ≥65. Meanwhile, after cycle 2 had been conducted, 26 students
(96%) passed the KKM (Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal). For the learning process,
the students activities improved, from the cycle I, 17 students (63%) do ≥80% and
in cycle 2, 26 students (96%) do ≥80%. Meanwhile, for the teacher’s teaching
performance, the teacher got score of 62 in cycle I, and then she got 89 in cycle 2.
Referring to the result of the research above, it could be concluded that Pattern
Drills technique was applicable to improve the students’ vocabulary mastery, the
students’ participation during the teaching learning process and teacher’s teaching
performance.