scholarly journals Reading Comprehension Problems on English Texts Faced By High School Students in Medan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohani Ganie ◽  
Deliana . ◽  
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
School Students ◽  
Advanced Level

In the English teaching and learning process, there are four skills that are identified as very important; listening, speaking, reading and writing. The Indonesian government places English as a compulsory subject for junior and senior high school. But in practice, teaching English is not too maximal. Reading skills in this case reading English texts is very important because by reading it is open the opportunity to absorb other existing knowledge. Reading comprehension is an advanced level of reading skills. Senior high school students are expected to have mastered the comprehension skills of reading English texts at an advanced level. This is because most likely at the level of lectures these students are required to read English reference books. Therefore, research that reveals the problems that exist in the teaching and learning process of Reading Comprehension English texts needs to be done. Data sources were the articles about teaching English, focusing in the problem of reading comprehension. Data were words and sentences from the articles. The analysis technique used was thematic analysis. Based on the research, problem face by student in reading comprehension of English text was majoring in three theme; 1. Problems from the student self, 2. Problems from the teacher, and 3.External problems. Problems from the student self consist of three part; student basic English ability, less attraction on the subject and not motivated. Problems from the teacher were not using any method while teaching and used inappropriate method. External problems were material and environment.

PENGARUH CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA SISWA

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Anni Holila Pulungan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Better Than

The study deals with the Contextual Teaching and Learning of the students’ reading comprehension at junior high school. Contextual Teaching and Learning is a new alternative for every teachers to relate the materials to the real world. The aims of the research are to analyze the effect of non and CTL method of the students’ reading comprehension.  The research method is an experimental method. The data analysis is taken from the two classess. Then, they divided into two  groups, the control and experimental group. The major findings of the study shows that the effect of Contextual Teaching and Learning on the students’ reading comprehension is better than the non CTL method-lecture method for the junior high school students.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION BY USING EXPERIENCE-TEXT-RELATIONSHIP METHOD TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Yuliana Mara Yuliantini ◽  
Aunurrahman Aunurrahman ◽  
Ageung Darajat
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
School Students ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Senior High School Students

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>This research aimed to improve reading comprehension of public senior high school students by using Experience-Text-Relationship method. The research was done in two cycles and involved 31 eleventh-grade students of a public senior high school in SimpangDua, Ketapang in the Academic Year of 2018/2019. The researcher used observation field notes and reading tests to collect data of the study. A collaborator was involved during the observations and practices to build trustworthy of the study. The data from the observation field notes were analyzed qualitatively and the data from the reading test results were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The analysis of the observation field notes shows that the students became active and polite, had high enthusiasm in the teaching and learning processes. The analysis of the reading test results also reveals that the students had improved their reading comprehension. In conclusion, Experience-Text-Relationship method can improve the students’ reading comprehension.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstrak</em></strong></p><p><em>Penelitian bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman membaca siswa SMA negeri menggunakan metode Experience-Text-Relationship. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua siklus dan melibatkan 31 siswa kelas sebelas siswa di salah satu SMA negeri di SimpangDua, Kabupaten Ketapang pada Tahun Akademik 2018/2019. Peneliti menggunakan catatan lapangan observasi dan tes membaca untuk mengumpulkan data penelitian. Seorang kolaborator dilibatkan selama pengamatan dan praktik untuk membangun penelitian yang dapat dipercaya. Data dari catatan lapangan observasi dianalisis secara kualitatif dan data dari hasil tes membaca dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Analisis catatan observasi lapangan menunjukkan bahwa siswa menjadi aktif dan sopan, memiliki antusiasme yang tinggi dalam proses belajar-mengajar. Analisis hasil tes membaca juga mengungkapkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan pemahaman membaca siswa. Kesimpulannya, metode </em>Experience-Text-Relationship <em>dapat</em><em> membantu meningkatkan pemahaman membaca siswa.</em></p>

scholarly journals Teaching English through Educational Games in Yemeni High School Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Ameen Ghyama
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
The Right ◽  
Practical Recommendations

This study is an investigation of the educational games used in Yemeni high school classes. The main objective is to find out the extent to which Yemeni teachers are aware of the utility described in the theoretical part and whether they make use of EFL games in their classes while teaching English. Equally, this study tries to probe into some of the Yemeni EFL learners’ viewpoints towards using EFL games in the learning process-besides shedding light on the types of games they generally prefer. The approach I used was purely quantitative in nature, but I also relied on the qualitative approach. Twenty teachers and one hundred high school students were given a questionnaire about using games in English teaching and learning. The results were analyzed and show that games can be a unique opportunity for teachers to teach meaningfully and communicatively English in real-life contexts as well as the learners encourage and increase cooperation and collaboration among them and acquire the vocabulary easily. Using English teaching EFL games, in my opinion, can mitigate such difficulties facing Yemeni teachers in teaching English. Carefully choosing the right games can help a great deal in encouraging students to learn avidly. Furthermore, good EFL games have a great role to play in creating a stress-free learning atmosphere, and at the same time make it possible for students to practice the desired language skills. The key significance is that games are not mere time-fillers; rather, this study tries to guide and help teachers see when to use games, how to choose games that cater to students’ needs and interests. Based on these results, some practical recommendations were formulated in order to enhance Yemeni EFL teaching and learning through using games.

PERANCANGAN MULTIMEDIA INTERAKTIF BIOLOGI SMA BERBASIS LITERASI SAINS DENGAN KONTEKS PADI

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-138
Author(s):  
Siti Auliaddina
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
High School Biology ◽  
School Students ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
Interactive Videos

Learning media have an important role in the teaching and learning process, because it makes the delivery of material in the learning process easier. One example of learning media is interactive multimedia based on scientific literacy. The main focus in the study of scientific literacy is the understanding of science which includes an understanding of nature through the mastery of basic science such as chemistry, biology and physics. So that interactive multimedia based on scientific literacy is very suitable in science learning. In this journal it was revealed about interactive learning media in the form of interactive videos of high school biology material based on the context of rice. In this journal the content of biology material from high schools is stated in the context of rice. The research methodology used is the waterfall method. Where after the authors analyze the content of High School Biology Material in accordance with the context of rice, then it is applied to the interactive multimedia created, and conduct interactive multimedia testing of high school students. After the usability test was conducted, the results were obtained that the interactive multimedia made could be well received and attracted the interest of most high school students who were correspondents.

scholarly journals METAVISUAL STRATEGY FOR THE BUILD AND REBUILDING OF CHEMICAL CONCEPTS IN THE SYMBOLIC LEVEL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF IMAGES

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Solange Locatelli ◽  
Agnaldo Arroio
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Other ◽  
Learning Sequence ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chemical Concepts ◽  
The Subject

Considering the opportunity of reconstruction of ideas is very important for success in the learning process. For this purpose, a metavisual strategy was used, comparing images, one made by the students and the other presented by the researcher so they could compare and be able to rebuild their ideas, the latter an image based on a scientific accepted model. The research focus was the comprehension of the symbolic level by the learners while studying two electrochemical interactions by comparing images and rethinking about them. Thirty-two high school students, organized in pairs, participated in the research carrying out a proposed teaching and learning sequence (TLS) in the classroom. First, the students proposed hypotheses and then they had the opportunity to rethink about them modeling their learning. Students were filmed and the transcriptions and registers made by them were analyzed later. The results indicate a qualitative and progressive improvement in the learning of the subject when using the metavisual strategy, bringing evidence that it can be efficient to build and rebuild initial concepts in electrochemistry. Key words: electrochemical teaching, metacognition, metavisualization, metavisual strategy, modeling.

The contributions of smartphone applications in supporting junior high school students’ learning activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Anggun Fitriana Dewi ◽  
Sumardi Sumardi ◽  
Ngadiso Ngadiso
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
School Students

In the last few decades, the development of mobile phone is rapidly growing and brings many changes in human life. Mobile phones nowadays extend their capabilities into all aspects in human life, including teaching and learning process. Therefore, this research aims at knowing what smartphone applications are frequently used by the students and investigating the contributions of those applications in students’ learning activities. This research uses a qualitative case study in order to obtain a deep analysis. The subjects of this research are twenty students of junior high school in Kebumen who are chosen based on some criteria. Additionally, the data of this research were obtained using questionnaire and interview. Based on the finding, the smartphone applications which are most frequently used by the students to support their learning activities are social media (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter), Google chrome, music player, offline dictionary, YouTube, and English exercise application from play store. Last but not least, all the students agree that smartphone applications give positive contributions to their learning process. The contributions of those applications in the students’ learning activities are helping the students in finding more sources of authentic English materials; finding more exercise in grammar, reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills; improving students’ vocabulary, grammar, listening, and speaking skill.

scholarly journals Connected and Integrated Questions in Teaching Reading Vietnamese Poems in the Medieval Period for High School Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Thi Thu Hien ◽  
Ha Thanh Hang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Medieval Period ◽  
School Students ◽  
Long Time

Vietnamese poems in the Medieval period have been taught in high schools for a long time. However, many students find difficult to read/receive these works because they have been around for a long time and have unique characteristics. At the same time, the teacher's reading comprehension method also does not help students to link the reading content from the text to their current life. The paper proposes a way to overcome the aforementioned limitation, which is to build and use connected and integrated questions in teaching reading comprehension of Vietnamese poems in the Medieval period for high school students, in order to connect activities teaching and learning these works with real life and develop some general competencies as well as specific competencies for learners.

scholarly journals Mind Mapping-Enhanced Reading Comprehension to Indonesia Islamic Junior High School Students: An Action Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Dewi Nopita ◽  
Satria Agust ◽  
Yuni Indriani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Post Test

This classroom action research was conducted in a State Islamic Junior High School in Tanjung Pinang at the 8th grade in academic year 2020-2021. The purpose of the research was to describe how mind mapping can improve students’ reading comprehension of descriptive texts. The participants of the research consisted of 27 students. To gather the research data, the researchers used observation and test. The test was administered three times (pre-test, post-test 1, and post-test 2). Then, the data got from the observation were analyzed qualitatively while those from test were analyzed quantitatively. The result of pre-test was 9 students (33,3%) scored ≥70. In the post-test first cycle, the score of 16 students (59,25%) was ≥70, and in the post-test cycle II, 20 students (74,1%) scored ≥70. The results of the tests showed that the number of students who got score ≥70 improved. Meanwhile, the result of the observation showed that the use of mind mapping was successful in improving students’ reading comprehension. The students became more interested and more motivated to learn. It showed that ≥70% of the students participated actively in the teaching and learning process. Therefore, it is recommended for teachers to use this technique to upgrade students’ learning achievement.

scholarly journals MODEL PEMBELAJARAN COMPONENT DISPLAY THEORY (CDT) DALAM MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR GEOGRAFI DI SMA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Brian Andreas Sayang ◽  
Fonny Rewah ◽  
Ellen Eva Poli
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Improving Student Learning ◽  
Experimental Group

The research problem is the lack of motivation and attention of students in the teaching and learning process of Geography and the Component Display Theory (CDT) model has not been applied in Syaloom Christian High School in Manado City. This study aims to determine the effect of the CDT learning model in improving learning outcomes in the Geography subjects of Syaloom Christian High School students in Manado City. The results were analyzed by statistical t-test obtained by the value of t count = 11.896 giving a recommendation that the research hypothesis is different. This value explains the differences in the learning outcomes of students in the experimental group Geography with the CDT learning model better than the control group learning outcomes without using the CDT learning model when viewed from the average value. Therefore, the CDT learning model that was applied to the experimental group students had a positive effect on improving student learning outcomes in Geography subjects.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING THE WRITING PARAGRAPH THROUGH QUICKWRITING FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT SMP SWASTA PAHLAWAN NASIONAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasya Lia Aldilla Sitorus Pane ◽  
Sumarsih Sumarsih ◽  
Tiarnita Maria Sarjani Br. Siregar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study deals with developing the writing paragraph through quickwriting for junior high school at smp swasta pahlawan nasional. The objectives of this study were to find out to improve the students’ ability in writing paragraph of grade VIII students by using quickwriting strategy. Data data of the research was taken from the secondary grade of Junior High School Students at SMP Swasta Pahlawan Nasional Medan, which is taken from one class, contain 33 student. The data in this research collected by using interview and questionnaire. The interview and questionnaire will be given to collect the students’ need, problem and interesting in learning English, particularly in writing and using quick writing in teaching and learning.  In the teaching-learning process the teacher should prepare before conducting the lesson. The first is classroom procedures in teaching-learning process. Classroom procedures used by English teacher are opening, quickwriting, main activities (exploration-elaboration-confirmation), closing. There are some problems faced in the teaching-learning process. The problems faced are problem in developing idea, organizing idea, difficulties in vocabulary, tenses, and grammar, different capability of the students, and limited time. The consequently, the teacher should give solutions to cope the problems faced in teaching-learning process. So, the teacher should be creative to minimize the problem faced in teaching-learning process in order to make the students enjoy with the materials and develop student’s ability. Keywords : writing paragraph, quickwriting

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