scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS ON READABILITY OF ENGLISH READING TEXTS FOR GRADE IX STUDENTS AT MTsN 2 KOTA BENGKULU

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yupika Maryansyah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Readability Formula

There are many researches on readability of reading materials conducted by reading material experts, but very few investigating readability of reading materials used in teaching reading at state-owned Islamic secondary schools. This research dealt with readability of texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students of a state-owned Islamic secondary school. This research is a descriptive research which used quantitative method. It aimed at investigating the readability of texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students of MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu. The subjects of this research were 63 texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students at MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu. The instrument used to collect data was Fry readability formula (graph). The data were interpreted by using percentage.The research findings show that 54% out of 63 texts are easy for grade IX students of MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu; 27% out of 63 texts are difficult; 10 % out of 63 texts are invalid; and 9% out of 63 texts are appropriate. Based on the research findings, there are some suggestions to note; (1) English teachers at MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu are suggested to apply readability analysis on texts before they are used in teaching reading; (2) Writers of English textbooks which are intended to be used by grade IX students are suggested to be aware of readability of texts they included into the textbooks they wrote; and (3) other researchers are suggested to conduct further researches on the findings of this research by employing other readability formulas, or other methods of readability analysis. Keywords: Tingkat readibilty, text, MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu.

scholarly journals THE READABILTY OF READING MATERIALS IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 1 BERINGIN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo Kismarianto ◽  
Masitowarni Siregar ◽  
Yeni Erlita
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Readability Level ◽  
Original Formula ◽  
Readability Formula

This study focused on the readability of reading materials in English textbook for grade XI students of SMK Negeri 1 Beringin. This study attempted to find out the English reading materials appropriateness in terms of the readability level for the target students. This study was categorized as descriptive quantitative research. The source of the data were the reading materials from English in Professional Job Situations textbook published by Grafindo Media Pratama which was designed under guidance of Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendisdikan (KTSP). The Dale and Chall original formula was used to analyze the data from the textbook. The findings of the study showed that most of the reading materials in English in Professional Job Situations textbook were only appropriate for the 13-15th grade (college) and were considered too hard for the eleventh grade students.Keywords: Readability, The Dale and Chall Original Formula, Readability Formula, English Textbooks for Eleventh Grade Students.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING MATERIALS THROUGH QUANTUM LEARNING MODEL FOR LIGHT MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN SMK NEGERI 1 PERBAUNGAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muvidah Muvidah ◽  
I Wayan Dirgayasa Tangkas ◽  
Eddy Setia
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Vehicle Engineering ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Quantum Learning ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Materials Used

The purpose of this study are; 1) to examine the existing reading materials used today by the students of light motor vehicle program; 2) to find out the reading materials needed by the students of light motor vehicle program; 3) to develop the reading materials students of light motor vehicle program based on quantum learning model.  This study is descriptive qualitative research. This study inspired by ten stages of Educational Research and Development model by Gall, Gall and Borg, 2003, but in implementing the model is simplified and adapted to Dirgayasa (2011) become four steps: 1) Evaluation and need analysis, 2) designing new material, 3) validating material, 4) revision and final production. The Instrument of collecting the data was collected by questionnaire, documentation and interview. The result of this study showed that the students agree that they really need the relevant material which proper to their program and the analysis of the existing reading material and the existing syllabus showed that the both are less relevant for English reading skill for light motor vehicle students. From evaluation research of documentation and interview agreed that the developing of reading material for light motor vehicle is needed combined with the quantum learning model. the final result of this developing material through quantum learning become some activities; enrolling, experience, labeling, demonstration, review and celebrate and with new title which has correlation with light motor vehicle program they are: 1) Introduction world of automotive;, 2) Introduction to tools used by mechanics; 3) Safety rules automotive maintenance safety; 4) How cars work; 5) Light vehicle clutch system; 6) General maintenance. Keywords: reading materials, light motor vehicle program, quantum learning model.

scholarly journals Designing the Holistic Evaluation in Teaching Reading/Tasmim al-Taqwim al-Syumuli Fi Ta’lim al-Muthala’ah

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Rini Rini ◽  
Partomuan Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Reading Assessment ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Final Exams ◽  
Theory Of Reading ◽  
Good Learning

The purpose of this article is to design the holistic evaluation in teaching reading. Assessment plays an important role in education process. Good evaluation is essential for good education and good learning. The evaluation of reading material is able to depict the faults and advantages of a reading instruction program. Also, students are able to know the level of their ability and absorption of reading materials from the assessment. The research method used is the library method. Assessment is an important part of teaching reading. So far, there are still found some designs of reading assessment which are not integrated and comprehensive, identical to the theory of reading comprehension including literal reading, interpretive reading, critical reading, and creative reading. As a result of this research, the design of the reading assessment is based upon the teaching and learning process (the daily calendar) or the so-called formative evaluation and an evaluation that is based at the end of the lecture in the form of midterm exams and final exams, or what is called a final evaluation. The evaluation design has two types comprising the practice evaluation and the written evaluation.

DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING TEXT MATERIALS IN CULINARY FOR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrishna Sianturi And Muhammad Natsir
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
The Subject

This study is aimed to develop English reading text materials about describing people, food and culinary spot based on students’ needs of Culinary Art. This study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D). The subject of this research was class X SMKN 10 Medan consisting of 32 students. The language skill was concerned on reading comprehension, particularly in descriptive text. Qualitative data consist of syllabus, lesson plan, and existing teaching materials. Instrumentation for collecting data were questionnaire, interview and existing materials. After analyzing the data, the writer got the students’ need in learning English in term of vocation that they have through questionnaire and interview. After the students’ need had been analyzed, the new reading materials was developed. The developed teaching materials were related to the vocation that the students had; it was culinary art. The development of materials followed six stages; those were gathering information and data, analyzing data, designing new reading material, validating new reading material, revising new reading material, and final product revision. Based on the result of experts’ validation, the developing English reading text materials was equipped with adding one example in each exercise, adding the representative picture in each chapter and adding the generic structure of descriptive text on the reading text. Based on the result of the study, it can be concluded that developing English reading text materials is appropriate (4.32 = 86.55%) to use by the students of Culinary Art.

DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING MATERIALS IN REPORT TEXT FOR STUDENTS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT SMK NEGERI 2 MEDAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Hafni Fatimah ◽  
Meisuri Meisuri ◽  
Safrida Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Report Text

The objective of this study was to develop the appropriate English reading materials in report text for students of electrical engineering program at SMK Negeri 2 Medan. This study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D) design. The data were gathered by distributing questionnaires to 35 students of electrical engineering program and administering interview to the teacher. The result of this study was a set of developed teaching reading materials as supplementary entitled “English for Electrical Engineering Students” which covers of three chapters on the topics of (1) things in electrical about hammer drill, (2) natural phenomena about lightning and aurora, (3) social phenomena about short circuit and electric shock. It is also accompanied by documents such as syllabus, lesson plans, reading materials, worksheets, and assessments. Key words:Research and Development (R&D), Reading Materials, Report Text, Vocational School, Electrical Engineering Program. 

DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING TEXT MATERIALS FOR CULINARY ART STUDENTS OF SMKN 1 KISARAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wirdani Wulandari And Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Art Students ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean

This study is aimed to develop English reading materials for vocational school. This study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D). The subject of this research was Grade X students of Culinary Art Department of SMKN 1 Kisaran, Asahan, Sumatera Utaraconsisting of 25 students. The data consist of syllabus, lesson plan, syllabus and existing materials. Instrument of collecting data were questionnaires and interview which were used to collect information about students’ needs and learning needs. The evaluation of existing reading materials showed that the existing reading materials are not intended for students of Culinary Art Department. The existing reading materials are intended for all vocational students. After the students’ need and reading materials had been analyzed, the new reading material was developed that considering the students’ need and the relevant with culinary. The genre of the reading texts which were developed is descriptive text.The product was validated by an English teacher and an English lecturer with the mean score is 4.1 from 5. The product is categorized as “Good and Relevant” reading materials.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ READING PREFERENCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS: A STUDY OF THREE ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS IN JEMBER

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Noviyanti Sari Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
English Education ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Reading Preference ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Objects ◽  
Reading Activities

This study aims to determine the students’ reading preference and its implications of three English Education Departments in Jember. Getting learners’ full attention in the learning process is very important, because the ability to read is one element of language competences that always needs to be elevated. However, reading material usually becomes the biggest obstacle for the lecturer to engage students’ full interest to the course. This study involved 273 students of three English Education Departments in Jember as research objects. Survey and interview methods were used to obtain the data. The research findings show that English Education Department students mostly interested to reading materials about entertainment and lifestyle, arts, religious, education and historical theme, and they avoid reading political and sport. Based on these findings, the suggestion for lecturers who specialize in the subjects related to reading activities is they should be able to present the teaching materials with themes favored by students in order to improve students’ reading motivation.

scholarly journals Enhancing Mentally Retarded Students’ Comprehension: The Development of MASH Project-Based Reading Material

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
Lulu Asyrifah
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Material Evaluation ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
The Media ◽  
Analysis Design

The development of reading material through Project Based Learning (PBL)strategy using MASH is aimed to meet mentally retarded students’ learning andtarget needs in EFL English reading courses. This study employed a researchand development design which comprises seven stages, namely: a) students’need analysis, design of MASH Project based reading, development, expertvalidation, implementation, reading material evaluation, and final product inthe form of MASH project based reading material. The result of the reading material development took resulted six chapters in terms of number 11-20, expression agree/disagree, and part of house where containing material of thetopic, video, and exercises that utilize Project-Based Learning strategy. Theresult of experts’ validation from an English teacher who assessed the materialrevealed the score was 78% that sorted out into ‘very good’ category and anInformatics teacher who assessed the media revealed the score was 74% thatsorted out into ‘good’ category. While, the result of the students’ responserelated to the product showed the total score was 79% that the students agreewith MASH media to be used in learning process. As its effectiveness towardthe improvement of mentally retarded students’ reading comprehension is notmeasured yet, so an experimental study is addressed for further research tomeet the issue of MASH reading material effectiveness and conduct the similarproject with another media to develop more reading materials and activities.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING MATERIALS BY USING SCIENTIFIC APPROACH FOR THE GRADE X STUDENTS OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND NETWORKING PROGRAM AT SMKS TAMAN SISWA MEDAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hotmian Sitorus ◽  
Anni Holila Pulungan ◽  
Nora Ronita Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Questionnaire Result ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
School Computer

This study concerns on how reading text are developed for vocational school. This study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D) design. It was started from collecting the data, analyzing data, designing course grid, designing new reading material by using Scientific Approach, validating by experts, and revising for final product. The new reading material contained of five stages namely; observing, questioning, exploring, associating, and communicating. The source of data of this study was the grade X students of Computer Engineering and Networking Program at SMKS Taman Siswa Medan consisting 24 students. Instrument of collecting data were observation, questionnaire, and interview. After analyzing data, the researcher got the students’ need in learning English in term of vocation that they have. The interview and questionnaire result proved that the students need English reading materials which contain English for Computer Engineering and Networking program. The materials which were developed were focused on descriptive text. The product had been validated by the experts. The average scores are 3,4 both from English teacher and English lecturer. It means the developing materials categorized as relevant for students of Computer Engineering and Networking program grade X.Key words: Research and Development (R&D), Scientific Approach, Reading, Material, vocational school, Computer Engineering and Networking program

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