The aim of the research was to find out of the effectiveness of flash card for
teaching vocabulary. This research used quasi experimental. Two classes were
choosen, VIII C as the experimental class and VIII F as the control class. Pre-test
and post-test were used to find the data. The test was in multiple choice form and
fill the blank form consisting of 20 items for each test. T-test formula was used to
analyzed the data. The result of the research showed that there was a significant
difference of the students ability in mastering vocabulary. It could be seen on the
result of computation of t-test, where t-result was 2,8 and t-table was 1.667at the
significant level α= 0,05 in df= 56. So, the result of t-test result was higher than ttable.
It meant that the hypothesis that flash card was effective for teaching
vocabulary at the second grade students of SMP N 1 Kalimanah in academic year
2014/2015.