Abstract
This research article aims to determine the increase in student activity in the learning process in class VII H Mts Al Mahrusiyah Lirboyo Kediri by using learning methods in the form of discussion and question and answer methods. This research is classroom action research (PTK). The data collection technique is observation with descriptive qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques. The results of this study are: (1) Teachers in the learning process question and answer method in the first cycle, and there is a response from students from the questions asked, (2) in the second cycle of the 3rd and 4th meetings the teacher starts to apply the method of discussion and question and answer, in this cycle the activity and enthusiasm of students in learning increased. This can be seen as an increase in the number of students active in the pre-cycle, cycle I and cycle II. And increasing student learning activeness has increased from 7.14% to 53.57%.