The Effectiveness of Quantum Learning Method on Students’ English Learning Achievement and Students’ English Learning Activities at SMK N 9 Padang

This research aimed to find out the effectiveness of Quantum Learning Method to students’ English learning achievement and activity. There are some problems in teaching and learning English. First is English teachers have to fulfill many curriculum objectives in a short time. Second is students usually get bored with activities undertaken in the classroom because of monotonous learning activities and mismatch of teaching methods with students’ learning styles. This research was pre-experimental design in the form of one shot case study. It was conducted at SMK N 9 Padang. The sample of this research was class X Hotel Acomodation 5 with total number of sample was 27 students. The instrumentation used as a data collection were test and observation sheet. Technique of data analysis began with arranged the raw score from students’ test then analyzed the result of post-test. Test result data were used to determine students’ learning achievement and analyzed by seeing the average test results above KKM. Then, analyzed the students’ activities from observation by using percentage formula and described students’ learning activities. The findings of this research; quantum learning method is effective to students' English learning achievement on the material "descriptive text, announcement, and past event", this is indicated by students’ average score 75.03 was above KKM that is 75 after the treatment; the application of quantum learning method is effective to students’ English learning activities, it can be seen on the percentage of students who were active in learning process were 9.5% or above 60% and include in active category.