scholarly journals Experiencing Differentiated Instructions as the Effort of Promoting Reading Comprehension Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taufik Taufik
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Educational System ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Flexible Grouping ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Post Test

The current study explored the usefulness of differentiated instruction in the promotion of English learners reading comprehension in higher educational system. One TOEFL preparation class of a language center at University of Muhammadiyah Jember was chosen as the research participants. The students were taught through the strategies of differentiated instruction, viz. flexible grouping, tiered instruction, and tiered assignments, in the areas of content, process, and product. The outcomes of descriptive statistics from comparing pre-test and post-test results indicated that the students were having a positive experience with differentiated instruction in relation to their reading comprehension level. Further, the results also revealed that students also performed better in literal and inferential reading comprehension after experiencing differentiated instruction in the classroom.Keywords: differentiated instruction, reading comprehension.

THE USE OF E-BOOK TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION AMONG YEAR 4 PUPILS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Yee Bee Choo ◽  
Nurul Syazana Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Teaching Of Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Level Of Motivation

This is an Action Research of using the Story Jumper as an E-book to improve the reading comprehension among Year 4 pupils in one of the primary schools in Malaysia. The participants involved were twenty pupils consisting of seven males and thirteen females. Three data collection methods employed were pre-test and post-test, pupils’ work and teacher’s reflective journal. The findings showed that the use of E-book had increased the level of understanding in reading comprehension among the research participants. The mean for the pre-test and post-test had increased from 45.83 to 93.33. The pupils’ work indicated positive improvements in terms of their level of understanding and responses in reading. It was also found from the reflective journal that the research participants had participated actively in the learning process and their level of motivation was also increased. The implication is to use E-book in the teaching of reading skills among the primary school learners.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Communicative Purpose Based Approach to Improve Speaking Skills in EAP Setting: A Case Study

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ririn Ambarini
Keyword(s):  
English Learners ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
T Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
And Performance

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is an approach in which the content and the learningactivities applied according to the needs of the English learners. This experimental study involved 26students from the fifth semester of Indonesian Language Education Department at University of PGRISemarang. The data were collected using five different instruments; observation, field notes, interviews,documentation, and performance tests. The data were analyzed using t-test formula and compared to t-table. The results of this study indicate that there is significant value between the pre-test and post-test results. The result of the calculation of t-test is 9.97. Because the t-table is 2.04, it can be concluded that the t-test> ttable. The data shows that the result of the t-test is higher than t-table, it means that the accepted hypothesis is a positive hypothesis which says that "Hi: There is a significant improvement of speaking competence in the case of performing the idea of the elements of the story in the folklores after being taught using Communicative Purpose Based Approach.”

scholarly journals The Effect of Two Pre- task Activities: Pre- taught Vocabulary and Brainstorming on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Masoud Khalili Sabet ◽  
Abdorreza Tahriri ◽  
Somayeh Rostami Shirkoohi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Attitude Questionnaire ◽  
Intermediate Students ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The primary purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of two pre- task activities of reading: pre- taught vocabulary and brainstorming in EFL learners’ reading comprehending.  To this end, three intact classes in a private English Institute in Tehran, were selected from a population of 60 English learners.  Based on their scores on Oxford Placement Test (OPT), the students were randomly assigned into two experimental groups and one control group and a pre-test was run at the beginning of the course. At outset of the course a pre- test was run among three groups.  The researcher instructed the experimental groups in 16 weeks, one session a week and lasting 40 minutes in each session. The first experimental group benefited from pre- taught vocabulary, while the second experimental group benefited from brainstorming as a pre- task and the third group did not receive any pre- task activities in the reading class. At the end of the course, a post- test with the same items of the pre- test was run to determine the improvement of EFL intermediate students’ reading comprehension changes and an attitude questionnaire was planned to determine the learners’ attitudes toward the pre- task activities.    The results of paired sample t- test indicated that the use of pre- taught vocabulary and also brainstorming enhanced the scores of  the first experimental and second experimental groups’  post- tests ; moreover, ANOVA results revealed a significant increase in reading comprehension scores  of the first and the second  experimental groups’ post- tests compared to the control group’ post-test scores.  The results of attitude questionnaire demonstrated the pupils’ positive attitudes toward the use of pre- task activities. 

scholarly journals The Study of Vocabulary Awareness Effect on Intermediate Language Learners’ Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge in Genuine Persian Texts

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Masoumeh Rostami Dehjalali ◽  
Siros Izadpanah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Instruction Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean

Every single day, we use spoken and written words to communicate thoughts, ideas and emotions. Sometimes, we are successful in communication, and sometimes we are not quite successful. We can say what we mean by use of good vocabulary knowledge. Facing with a written text, a good vocabulary is a very important tool. By having a good knowledge of vocabulary, you will be able to choose the best appropriate word. The purpose of the present study was set out to investigate the effects of vocabulary awareness on depth of vocabulary knowledge. In order to measure the effects of vocabulary awareness instruction on students’ depth of vocabulary knowledge, a Word Associates Test (WAT) was administered to both groups in pretest and post test. After comparing the mean scores of pre test and post test results, it was revealed that vocabulary awareness instruction group outperformed the control group in reading comprehension performance, but not in depth of vocabulary knowledge, so vocabulary awareness instruction does not influence participants’ depth of vocabulary knowledge.

scholarly journals Vocabulary Analogy as Instructional in Enhancing Reading Comprehension

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajrianor Fajrianor
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Experimental Group

This research was designed to find out the effects of vocabulary analogy to reading comprehension of seventh grade students of State Junior High School 9, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Specifically it sought to answer the following questions: 1) How is the effects in reading comprehension of the students taught with  Vocabulary  Analogy  or  without  vocabulary  analogy?  2)  Is  there  a significant difference in the reading comprehension between the control and experimental groups based on the pre-test and post-test results? A test was conducted for control and experimental groups before and after the treatment process. T-test was computed to reveal whether there was a significant  difference in  the pre-test  and post-test results of the control and experimental groups. Findings of the research were: 1) The use of vocabulary analogy improved students’ reading comprehension 2) The computed T value based from the results of pre-test in the control and experimental groups is 0.130,  lower  than  T  tabular  value  of  1.996.  This  result  accepts  the  null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the results of pre-test of control and experimental groups. Moreover, treatments were given to control and experimental groups after the pre-test, control group was taught without vocabulary analogy and experimental group was taught with vocabulary analogy before the post-test for each group. The computed T value in the post-test of the control and experimental groups is 11.15, higher than T tabular value of 1.996 at5% level significance. This result rejects the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the results of pre-test and post-test of control and experimental groups. Based on findings, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) The use of vocabulary  analogy  had  significantly  influenced  students’  reading comprehension particularly of the experimental group 2) There is significant difference in the post-test results of the control and experimental groups. Null hypothesis was rejected since the computed T value was higher than the T tabular value.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIEVES STRATEGY TOWARDS STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMAN 19 TEBO

JURNAL BASIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Rauldatul Husni ◽  
Lina Candra Wati
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control

This research explore the Effectiveness of “thieves” Strategy Towards Students’ Reading Comprehension at the Eleventh Grade of SMAN 19 Tebo. The problems of this research are students lack of vocabulary, students did not have good motivation in reading text and the students have difficulty in comprehending texts. The purpose of the research is to know the effectiveness of THIEVES strategy towards students’ reading comprehension at the eleventh grade of SMAN 19 Tebo. This research focus on the quantitative research. The population in this study all 11 grades at SMAN 19 Tebo. In this study, the total population is 29, consist of class 11 IPS and 11 MIPA. Then, the sample in this study 11 IPS and II MIPA. Based on practical teaching English at SMAN 19 Tebo, the researcher find some problems in the class. Therefore the researcher applies strategy in reading, with this strategy students learn the THIEVES strategy before students read the text. The research findings indicate that the use of THIEVES strategy was able to improve the students’ reading comprehension. The conclusions of this research is supported by the post-test results of students’ reading comprehension at the eleventh grade students of SMAN 19 Tebo. The mean post-test experimental class is 78.75 and in the control class is 71.69. The differerence score between experimental class and control class was 7.06. The researcher find a positive impact on the experimental class. It means that students’ reading comprehension in experimental class was significantly improve and there is significantly different effect between experimental class and control class which teach by using THIEVES and without THIEVES. It indicates that the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. It presents that the THIEVES strategy give a significant effect on students’ reading comprehension of report text.

scholarly journals The use of comic book as a media in teaching reading comprehension to improve students' vocabulary mastery

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-70
Author(s):  
Desi Purnama Sari ◽  
Sofyan Abdul Gani ◽  
Saiful Marhaban
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Comic Book ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Snow White ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control

Improving vocabulary mastery of students requires creativity in finding some strategies in order that students are motivated to memorize the vocabulary. This research aimed to use a comic book to improve student's vocabulary mastery through reading comprehension. The researcher focused on the use of Snow White comic book in improving students’ vocabulary mastery. The data were collected by doing tests. The tests were divided into pre-test and post-test to see the students’ ability on their vocabulary mastery before and after the treatment, and a questionnaire was used to see the students’ responses toward the approach. The samples are the students of MAN 2 Montasik Aceh Besar, consisted of 40 students who were divided into experimental class and control class. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics through SPSS Version 22. The result of the hypothesis testing of this research showed that students’ vocabulary mastery was significantly improved. The students’ responses toward the use of comic book to improve their vocabulary mastery were positive and the students showed their interest in reading. Therefore, the use of comic book to improve student's vocabulary mastery through reading comprehension is suggested to be used by teachers to help students in learning and memorizing vocabulary. 

scholarly journals The effectiveness of Hymes’ ethnography of communication model in teaching English learners reading comprehension

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Parisa Farrokh
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Post Test

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a discoursal approach on Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability. A Quick Placement Test (QPT) was used to select 60 intermediate EFL learners as the participants of this study. Then, they were divided into experimental and control groups. Each group consisted of 30 learners. Prior to the treatment, the participants of both groups were given a pre-test to determine their reading comprehension levels. The experimental group was exposed to the Hymes’ model. In the control group the researcher used a traditional approach for teaching the reading skill. Then a post-test was administered to both groups. An independent samples t-test between post-tests of the study and a paired-samples t-test between the pre-test and post-test of the groups of the study were run. The results of the study indicated that applying Hymes’ model improved the learners’ reading comprehension while the traditional approach did not. ﻛﺎ ن اﻟ ﮭد ف ﻣ ن ھذه اﻟ د را ﺳﺔ ھو اﻟﺗﺣ ﻘﯾ ق ﻓ ﻲ ﺗﺄﺛﯾ ر اﻟﻧﮭ ﺞ اﻟﺗد ر ﯾﺑ ﻲ ﻋ ﻠ ﻰ ﻗد ر ة اﻟ ط ﻼ ب ا ﻹ ﯾ ر اﻧ ﯾﯾ ن ﻋ ﻠ ﻰ ﺗ ﻌﻠ م اﻟﻘ ر ا ءة واﻟ ﻛﺗﺎﺑ ﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠ ﻐﺔ ا ﻹﻧ ﺟﻠﯾ زﯾﺔ ﻛﻠ ﻐﺔ أ ﺟﻧﺑﯾﺔ. ﺗم ا ﺳﺗ ﺧدام ا ﺧﺗﺑﺎ ر ﺗ ﺣدﯾد اﻟ ﻣ ﺳﺗ و ى اﻟ ﺳرﯾ ﻊ (QPT) ( ﻟﻠﺗﺄ ﻛد ﻣ ن ﺗ ﺟﺎﻧ س ﻣﺗ ﻌﻠ ﻣ ﻲ اﻟﻠ ﻐﺔ اﻹ ﻧ ﺟﻠﯾ زﯾ ﺔ ﻛﻠ ﻐﺔ أ ﺟﻧﺑﯾ ﺔ اﻟذﯾ ن ﻛﺎﻧ وا ﻓ ﻲ ﻓ ﺻ ﻠﯾ ن د را ﺳﯾﯾ ن. ﺛم، ﺗم ﺗﻘ ﺳﯾ ﻣﮭم ﺑ ﺷﻛل ﻋﺷواﺋ ﻲ إﻟ ﻰ ﻣ ﺟﻣوﻋﺎ ت ﺗ ﺟرﯾﺑﯾ ﺔ وﻣراﻗﺑ ﺔ. ﻛل ﻣ ﺟﻣوﻋﺔ ﺗﺗﺄﻟ ف ﻣ 30 ﻣﺗ ﻌﻠ ﻣﺎ. ﻗﺑ ل اﻟ ﻌ ﻼج، ﺗم إ ﻋطﺎ ء اﻟ ﻣ ﺷﺎ رﻛﯾ ن ﻣ ن ﻛ ﻼ اﻟ ﻣ ﺟﻣوﻋﺗﯾ ن ﻗﺑ ل ا ﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎ ر ﻟﺗ ﺣدﯾد ﻣ ﺳﺗ وﯾﺎ ت اﻟ ﻔ ﮭم اﻟ ﻘ ر ا ءة ﻟ دﯾ ﮭم. ﺗ ﻌر ﺿ ت اﻟﻣ ﺟ ﻣو ﻋ ﺔ اﻟ ﺗ ﺟ ر ﯾﺑﯾ ﺔ ﻟﻧ ﻣو ذ ج اﻟ ﺗ ر اﺗﯾ ل . ﻓ ﻲ اﻟﻣ ﺟ ﻣو ﻋ ﺔ اﻟ ﺿ ﺎﺑ ط ﺔ، ا ﺳ ﺗ ﺧ دم اﻟ ﺑﺎ ﺣ ث اﻟﻣﻧ ﮭ ﺞ اﻟ ﺗﻘﻠﯾد ي ﻟﺗد ر ﯾ س ﻣﮭﺎ ر ة اﻟ ﻘ ر ا ءة. ﺛم ﺗدا ر ﺑ ﻌد ا ﻻ ﺧ ﺗﺑﺎ ر ﻟ ﻛ ﻼ اﻟ ﻔ ر ﯾﻘﯾ ن . ﺗم إ ﺟ ر ا ء ا ﺧ ﺗﺑﺎ ر ﻣ ﺳ ﺗﻘ ل ﻟ ﻌﯾﻧﺎ ت t ﺑﯾن ا ﻻ ﺧ ﺗﺑ ﺎ ر ﯾ ن اﻟﻼ ﺣ ﻘﯾ ن ﻟﻠد ر ا ﺳ ﺔ و ا ﺧ ﺗﺑﺎ ر t اﻟﻣﻘﺗ ر ن ﺑﺎﻟ ﻌﯾﻧﺎ ت ﺑﯾ ن ا ﻻ ﺧ ﺗﺑﺎ ر اﻟﻣ ﺳ ﺑ ق و ا ﻻ ﺧ ﺗﺑﺎ ر اﻟﻼ ﺣ ق ﻟ ﻣ ﺟ ﻣو ﻋ ﺎ ت اﻟد ر ا ﺳ ﺔ. أ ﺷ ﺎ ر ت ﻧﺗﺎﺋ ﺞ اﻟد ر ا ﺳ ﺔ إﻟﻰ أ ن ﺗ ط ﺑﯾ ق ﻧ ﻣو ذ ج ھ ﺎﯾ ﻣز ﻗد ﺣ ﺳ ن ﻣ ن ﻓ ﮭم اﻟ ﻘ ر ا ءة ﻟﻠﻣﺗ ﻌﻠ ﻣﯾ ن ﻓ ﻲ ﺣ ﯾ ن أ ن اﻟ ﻧ ﮭ ﺞ اﻟ ﺗﻘﻠﯾد ي ﻟ م ﯾﻔ ﻌل ذﻟ ك

The Buzz Group Technique For Teaching Reading Comprehension Of Recount Text Of The Eight Grade Students Of Junior High School

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananda Sintani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Group Technique

The purpose of this study was to solve the problems that existed in grade 8 smpn 2 Buduran namely students' reading comprehension. By using group buzz techniques to improve reading comprehension through recount text. This research uses quantitative methods, through several tests consisting of try outs, pre-tests and post-tests. Some tests are carried out in some time. Before using the group buzz technique students are given a pre-test test. The result of the pre-test was 75. After the pre-test, the use of group buzz technique was applied to the students and then the students worked on the post-test. The result of the post test is 87.42 It can be concluded that the post-test results are greater than the pre-test. This shows that the group buzz technique can improve students' reading ability in recount text material.

scholarly journals The Effects of 'Reciprocal Teaching of Reading' and 'Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition' on the Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Intermediate Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1111
Author(s):  
Zahra Kamdideh ◽  
Reza Vaseghi ◽  
Saeedeh Talatifard
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Reciprocal Teaching ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Intermediate Students ◽  
Teaching Of Reading ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Explicit Teaching ◽  
Post Test

The present study investigated the effects of Reciprocal Teaching of Reading (RTR) and Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) on the reading comprehension of Iranian EFL intermediate students. After administering the Preliminary English Test (PET) to a total population of 53, this researcher selected an almost homogeneous group of 42 Iranian intermediate students and randomly assigned them to two groups of CIRC and RTR techniques – 21 students per group. Based on their scores, both classes were divided into 7 almost heterogeneous teams - three members each. Both groups received the same instruction for five weeks and the course lasted for 15 sessions of 90 minutes. Whereas the RTR group experienced their reading course via RTR, which emphasizes explicit teaching of reading strategies, the other group experienced their reading course through CIRC. Upon the end of the treatment, a PET was administered to both groups as post-test. The scores of the post-test were compared with those of the on pre-test. Results showed that RTR had a more significant effect on the improvement of reading comprehension of the participants. The factors that led to the results of the study and the pedagogical implications for EFL teachers, syllabus designers and materials developers are discussed. In addition, she suggests recommendations for further research.

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