scholarly journals An Analysis of Students’ Reading Comprehension at an Islamic Institute in Jambi

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-333
Author(s):  
Toni Indrayadi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
English Education ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Education Department ◽  
First Semester ◽  
General Data ◽  
The Mean

This study examines each reading comprehension indicator and reading comprehension in general. Forty-five first-semester students of the English Education Department at Public Islamic Institute Jambi, Indonesia, which comprised of twenty-one males and twenty-four females voluntarily participated in this study. They were purposively selected as the sample of the research. This study used six indicators of reading comprehension and reading comprehension in general data. The descriptive quantitative approach was employed in this study as the research methodology. The descriptive statistic of SPSS 23 was applied to analyze the mean and standard deviation of six reading comprehension and reading comprehension in general. The criteria referenced interpretation and norm-referenced interpretation investigated interval of six reading comprehension and reading comprehension in general. The result of descriptive statistics and criteria referenced interpretation, and norm-referenced interpretation analysis showed five reading comprehension indicators in terms of author purpose, topic details, reference, and vocabulary in context in moderate criteria, except the main idea in which in high criteria. The reading comprehension was in moderate criteria similar to five reading comprehension indicators. Therefore, English lecturers hope to select an appropriate strategy and be well prepared to teach reading.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING PRE-QUESTIONING TECHNIQUE TO THE THIRD SEMESTER OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITAS ISLAM LAMONGAN

JURNAL ELINK ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Riya Risqi Setyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Education ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Education Department ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Interest And Motivation

One of the important skills that should be mastered in foreign language is reading. In teaching reading activity in the classroom, sometimes students get difficulty in comprehending the text. They could not comprehend the text well that is caused by some factor. One of the factors is lack of information. Pre-questioning is one of the techniques in teaching reading which can give an interaction between the teacher and the students to read the text. The purpose of pre-questioning is to build students’ interest and motivation. This study was conducted by the implementation of pre-questioning technique to teach reading comprehension descriptive text. The population was the students’ of English Education Department at Universitas Islam Lamongan. The sample was the students of first semester. The class consisted of 30 students. Pre-questioning technique used some tests; each test was different items of questions. The data was taken by observation checklist and tests. The measure of the students’ achievement was stated by Harris (1969:134). The data have got from the result of pre-test, formative test1, formative test 2 and post-test. It found that post-test is higher than pre-test and formative test. The percentages were added from pre-test 56.67% to post-test 80%. In conclusion, pre-questioning gives the contribution towards students’ reading comprehension ability. After conducting the study, the researcher suggests that in teaching reading, the English teacher should build a favorable atmosphere at times of teaching-learning process conducted, because a conductive condition in teaching would become one way to carry out the material to be taught and improve the students’ interest and motivation in learning English, especially in reading skill. Key words: Reading Comprehension, Teaching Reading, Pre-Questioning Technique, Descriptive Text

scholarly journals USING INQUIRY METHOD TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION (A Classroom Action Research)

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Wildhan Burhanuddin
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
English Education ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
First Semester ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Inquiry Method ◽  
Main Ideas ◽  
Literal Comprehension

This research aimed to explain the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension in terms of literal comprehension dealing with and word meaning main ideas and interpretive comprehension dealing conclusion. To explain the improvement, the researcher used a classroom action research (CAR) which was conducted in two cycles in which every cycle consisted of four meetings. The location of this research was taken from the first semester students of English Education Department with a number of the subject were 25 students. The research findings indicated that the application of Inquiry Method was significant in improving the students’ reading comprehension in terms of literal comprehension and interpretive comprehension. It was proved by the mean score of the cycle I was 68, 47. It was classified as fair then improved to be 81, 20. It was classified as good in cycle II. They are higher than the mean score of diagnostic test namely 58.40 that classified as poor. Therefore there was the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension in terms of literal comprehension dealing with word meaning and main ideas and interpretive comprehension dealing conclusion.Keywords: Inquiry, Reading, Comprehension, Method.

scholarly journals USING GROUP WORK TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION SKILL

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Adib Ahmada
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Group Work ◽  
English Education ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Education Department ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Comprehension Skill ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Academic Year

The reading comprehension skill of the First Semester class of  English Education Department of Islamic  Institute of Darussalam Blokagung Banyuwangi in Academic Year 2018/2019 was low. It could be seen based on the result of preliminary study that was conducted by the researcher. Therefore, the researcher tried to use group work strategy to solve the problems. Since the study aimed to improve the students’ reading comprehension skill, the researcher used a Classroom Action Research as a research design. This research was conducted at the First Semester class of  English Education Department of Islamic Institute of Darussalam Blokagung Banyuwangi that consists of 25 students.  To measure their improvement in reading comprehension, the lecturer had determined the criteria of success. It was if the students reached the score above 70. The researcher found that group work strategy could improve students’ reading skill. The students reading skill increased from 24%, 64%, to 92% (preliminary study, the first cycle and the second cycle).

scholarly journals The Role of Inquiry Based Learning to Improve Reading Comprehension of EFL Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
' Ermawati
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Education ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Efl Students

Approaches in reading have widely emerged to fulfill the needs of learners to comprehend a text and to change their reading habit which is one of them is Inquiry Based Learning (IBL). Thus, this study aims to identify the role of Inquiry Based Learning to improve reading comprehension. The design of this study was mixed method with QUAN-qual model. The quantitative method used quasi-experimental design with control and experimental group including pre-test and post-test. It used purposive sampling technique to determine the samples who involved 40 students; 19 students in control class and 21 students in experimental class. This study was conducted at third semester students of English Education Department of STKIP Muhammadiyah Sidrap. The data were gained through test and non-test (questionnaire and interview). Then, the data were analyzed through SPSS 22. The significant findings of the recent study was the roles of IBL; developing students’ reading proficiency, engaging the students with complex texts, practicing students’ all levels of comprehension as they take a part in IBL phases,activating students prior knowledge, aligning inquiry process to students’ reading comprehension, providing students to work with team and enhancing students’ learning process. Finally, this study could be implemented practically and pedagogically in the study of IBL.

scholarly journals ISLAMIC MAGAZINE ARTICLES TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ READING SKILL AND BUILD THEIR CHARACTER VALUES

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Munir Munir ◽  
Rudi Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Education ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Real Language ◽  
Magazine Articles

<p>This present study examined the use of Islamic magazine articles as authentic materials in teaching reading comprehension for the students of English Education Department of IAIN Batusangkar, Indonesia. This idea is based on the belief that students can be motivated and challenged to read if the selected materials pertain to their prior knowledge and experiences. In addition to this, using Islamic magazine articles as essential sources of information can positively expose students to real language. This study used qualitative research. This research was conducted to the third semester students. Observation and interview were used to collect data from 58 students who learned reading comprehension in the classroom. The research findings showed that the use of Islamic magazine articles empirically enhanced the students’ reading performance and built their character values. Based on these findings it is recommended that lecturers of reading comprehension subject should be able to exploit up-to-date articles to be used as lesson materials in teaching reading comprehension at the English education department in order to avoid boredom in reading texts. </p>

15. Quantitative Analysis: Description and Inference

2020 ◽  
pp. 393-421
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Central Tendency ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Univariate Statistics ◽  
The Mean

This chapter deals with quantitative analysis, and especially description and inference. It introduces the reader to the principles of quantitative research and offers a step-by-step guide on how to use and interpret a range of commonly used techniques. The first part of the chapter considers the building blocks of quantitative analysis, with particular emphasis on different ways of summarizing data, both graphically and with tables, and ways of describing the distribution of one variable using univariate statistics. Two important measures are discussed: the mean and the standard deviation. After elaborating on descriptive statistics, the chapter explores inferential statistics and explains how to make generalizations. It also presents the concept of confidence intervals, more commonly known as the margin of error, and measures of central tendency.

scholarly journals Reading Attitude and Its Influence on Students’ Reading Comprehension

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-204
Author(s):  
Semi Sukarni
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
English Education ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Reading Attitude ◽  
Attitude Questionnaire ◽  
Scale Type ◽  
The Mean ◽  
R Value

This paper investigated the level of the students’ reading attitude and examined its influence on their reading comprehension in undergradute program of English Education Muhammadiyah Purworejo University. Sixty two students participated in the study. Two types of instruments were used to collect the data, namely reading attitude questionnaire and reading test. The questionnaire is  in Likert-scale type with five responses in term of agreement with the score starts from 5 – 1. The reading test consists of 40 of multiple-choice type items assessing the students reading skills. Descriptive and inferensial statistics were used to analyze the data, including testing the linearity as the assumption of one set data. For doing the analyses, SPSS version 22 was used. The finding showed that the students’ reading attitude was high as the mean was 78.66 while, the reading comprehension is sufficient as the mean was 64.02. Reading attitude  had significant correlation toward reading comprehension as the r-value was 0.568. In addition, reading attitude  had positive and significant influence on students’ reading comprehension as the R-square= 0.322 with sig. 0.000. Reading attitude  influenced reading comprehension as much as 32.2%, while 67.8% was influenced by other  factors.

scholarly journals TEACHING LISTENING PRACTICE USING by APLICATION on LING Q

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
winda alifia
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Conference Series ◽  
Burn Out ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Department Faculty ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

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scholarly journals OPTIMIZING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT THROUGH E-LEARNING METHOD WITH WHATSAPP APPLICATION AT STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 BUKO

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Yustira Kharlina Tangiduk ◽  
Nurmin Samola ◽  
Rinny Rorimpandey
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims to determine whether the E-learning method can be effective in optimizing students' reading comprehension of descriptive text with WhatsApp Application. This research was conducted in class X MIA 1 SMA Negeri 1 Buko in the academic year of 2020/2021. This study used one group-pretest-postest design of research with the data analysis were the frequency distribution of scores, mean and standard deviation. The questions from the pretest and posttest used the type of multiple choice questions with questions about the descriptive text. From this result, it was found that the mean of posttest Y = 7.8 with standard deviation Sy = 0.79 was higher than mean score at pretest X = 5.33 with standard deviation Sx = 0.89. It means that students' reading comprehension in descriptive text was higher after treatment at posttest than pretest. So the researcher concluded that the application of the E-learning method through WhatsApp application was effective in optimizing students' reading comprehension of descriptive text.

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