scholarly journals Reading Comprehension Test and Its Challenges In Students’ Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Sutrisno Sadji Evenddy ◽  
Ledy Nurlely ◽  
Marfu'ah Marfu'ah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
English Department ◽  
Final Test ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Difficult Question ◽  
Question Category ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Descriptive Method

There are two objectives of this research were first, to find the most difficult question category that students faced in reading test, and last, to investigate the causes of students' difficulties. This research used a qualitative method and it was conducted at the first semester students of c class English Department of UNTIRTA year 2019. The descriptive method was used to expose the result of this research. The data were collected through documents of reading comprehension final test first semester and an interview with the students. The document was used to find out the most difficult question category, and the result after analyzing the document is the students got difficulties in answering the question about vocabulary mastery. It is also supported by the result of interviewing the students. There were 17 students from 20 students or 85% felt that the vocabulary question category in part B was difficult. Then, the interview was also used to investigate the causes of the student's difficulties in reading test. The result got after analysis, the causes of the students got difficulties and confused to answer vocabulary question because they were lack of vocabulary mastery, and their reading habit was poor. So, it indicates that students’ capability of guessing meaning some unfamiliar vocabulary or words in the current context needs to be improved.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF READING COMPREHENSION FINAL TEST AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF MUHAMMADIYAH ACEH UNIVERSITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
Rahmatun Nisa ◽  
Cut Mawar Helmanda
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
English Department ◽  
Final Test ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Intensive Reading

The aim of this study is not only  to analyze the model and the items test set by lecturer of  Reading Comprehension subject but also the ability of students according to the item questions of each final test. This study analyzes the contents taken from the document test and it used descriptive quantitative approach. The gained data derived from three Reading subjects, they are: Intensive Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension III dan Academic Reading. The total number of the items from those three subjects is 60 items. The findings revealed that the kind of questions asked by lecturers varied, namely; Multiple Choice, Open-ended Question, Word Matching, and True and False. Based on the those documents the writer found that 6 questions about Main Idea, 16 questions about Vocabulary, 4 about references, 6 questions about inference and 28 questions about details. Then, the results of students' reading ability in answering the items were; main idea:  ​​63.59%, Detail: 76, 92%, Inference: 44,04,  Reference ; 86, 89% and Vocabulary : 73,45 %. From the five aspects students were better to answer questions in the Reference item. The implication of this research is to provide input to examiners and lecturers in giving material and in testing students at the end of the semester and to improve the ability to make test items.

scholarly journals Students’ Problems in Answering Reading Comprehension Question of Descriptive Text in The “Mandiri” Textbook Published by Erlangga at SMPN 1 Kepahiang

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-174
Author(s):  
Meri Diana ◽  
Syahrial Syahrial ◽  
Wisma Yunita
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Comprehension Question ◽  
Four Causes ◽  
Descriptive Method

This research aimed to find out the students’ problems in answering reading comprehension questions of descriptive text in the “Mandiri” textbook published and the causes of students’ problems in answering reading comprehension questions of descriptive text in the “Mandiri” textbook published by Erlangga at SMPN 1 Kepahiang. The design of this research was a descriptive quantitative research. This research was designed based on the problems identified and arranged to adjust the main purpose of the research, so that the researcher employed descriptive method. The researcher took 50 students as the sample of this research. The instruments of this study were reading test and interview guideline. The researcher used a reading test in multiple choice forms consisted of fourty numbers of questions included in Mandiri textbook published by Erlangga. Another instrument was an interview guideline. The interview guideline was arranged based on the result of the reading test to reconfirm the result of the reading test and to get an indepth data on the causes of students’ difficulties in reading comprehension. The findings of this research were; (1) the students’ problems in answering reading comprehension questions of descriptive text in the “Mandiri” textbook published by Erlangga at SMPN 1 Kepahiang were finding main idea, identifying specific information, inference, and vocabulary; (2) there were four causes of students’ problems in answering reading comprehension questions of descriptive text in the “Mandiri” textbook published by Erlangga at SMPN 1 Kepahiang; (a) finding main idea is rather complicated, the students need to read the text repeatly to find the main idea; (b) the students need to read from the beginning to finish this description so that they can get the information and answer the questions given; (c) to find inferences they must know the text well and clearly; (d) There are some words that they find difficult to understand and they have never met. They answered that there are some words which are not familiar to them.  

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION ON RECOUNT TEXT AT SMK DHARMA BAKTI 1 MEDAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Febri Nila Rosaria Hutagalung ◽  
Dervine Hutagalung ◽  
Dinaria Veronika Simanjuntak ◽  
Putri Delima Yanti Tampubolon
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

ABSTRACTThis research was conducted to describe the students' ability to read and understand the Recount Text. The purpose of this study was to analyze the students' ability in understanding the Recount Text. This research used descriptive qualitative method. This research was conducted at SMK Dharma Bakti 1 Medan. The sample of this research was 17 students of class 10 TKJ. This study used a reading test and interview instruments. Based on the research results, it was found that the highest score of students was 73.00 and the lowest score of students was 6.00. The low score of students caused by the lack of understanding of students in reading recount text and limited vocabulary of students.Keywords: Students’ analysis, reading comprehension, recount textABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan siswa dalam membaca dan memahami Teks Recount. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kemampuan siswa dalam memahami Teks Recount. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMK Dharma Bakti 1 Medan. Sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 17 siswa kelas X-TKJ. Penelitian ini menggunakan instrumen tes membaca dan wawancara. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, ditemukan skor tertinggi siswa adalah 73,00 dan skor terendah siswa adalah 6,00. Rendahnya nilai siswa disebabkan oleh kurangnya pemahaman siswa dalam membaca teks recount serta kosakata yang dimiliki siswa terbatas.kata kunci : Analisis siswa , pemahaman membaca, teks recount

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF LITERATURE CIRCLES ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dini Irawati
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Literature Circles ◽  
Control Group ◽  
English Department ◽  
Intensive English ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Academic Year

This study reports an experimental study to see the effect of literatures circles to improve reading comprehension of English department students of  State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Samarinda. A quasi experimental research using nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design was conducted to see effectiveness of literature circles on students’ reading comprehension. A number of 24 students were taken as sample from the first semester students joining in an intensive English course program in  academic year 2011/2012. Using independent t-test, the analysis of the posttest means the finding yielded a t-value of 3.11. The t-value (3.11) is higher than the critical table 1.678 at p=.05 and df=44 (one-tailed).  The result evidently shows that literature circles contribute a significant effect to improve students’ reading comprehension.   

scholarly journals Analysis Students’ Speaking Skill Based on Local Material at First Semester in English Department of Unswagati

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Devi Siti Sihatul Afiah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
First Year ◽  
English Department ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Local Material ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Local Materials

The  goals  of  this  research  were: (1) To analyze the students’ mistakes  in speaking skill; (2) To find out the difficulties of local topics in speaking. This  research  used  the  descrivtif  qualitative  method.  The  writer  described  and analyzed the students’ errors in speaking skill  and  the  difficulties  used  the  local materials. The research was carried out at the first year students of english department in 2015/2016 academic year. it was strated from Februari to May 2016. The population was  the  first  semester  students  of  english  department  in  academic  year  of  2015/2016. The number of population was 27 students. The results of this research were: (1) lots of students were able to speak well and few of them were still lack (2) Some of students felt difficult to use some words of local tpoics in speaking

scholarly journals TEST TAKING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ READING TEST

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farhan Rafi ◽  
Aang Fatikhul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
English Department ◽  
Test Taking ◽  
Comprehension Test ◽  
Good Score ◽  
Test Taking Strategy

Understanding the meaning of any passage is the aim of reading comprehension. This is one of objectives in Reading 2 class English Department at STKIP PGRI Jombang. To achieve a good score on this subject, students must take a test, they have the answers right in performing reading comprehension test, students could make use of test taking strategy. The research describe what test taking strategy used by students of STKIP PGRI Jombang in performing reading comprehension test are. This study was with Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and descriptive. This research consisted of 95 correspondent of the third-semester students of English Department STKIP PGRI Jombang. It uses questionnaire and test as its instrument. The research found there were 7 factors from 28 strategy items accounted for 69.1% cumulative of the variance. They are Option-Selecting Strategies, Question-Rereading Strategies, Option Comprehension Strategies, Answer-Checking Strategies, Option Consideration Strategies, Cognitive Strategies and Clues-Finding Strategies.

scholarly journals A Study on the Students’ Reading Comprehension at the First Semester of Management Program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
Maizarah Maizarah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Better Than

The problem in this study was the students’ reading comprehension on the first semester of Management Program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan. This research only used one variable was reading comprehension. The research method used in this study was a descriptive research. The purpose of this study was to know the students’ reading comprehension on the first semester of Management program at Islamic University of Indragiri Tembilahan. The total of the population used in this study were 163 students, the technique was used to take the sample is random sampling, the sample of this study was 25% from the population were 41 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used a reading test. After the data has been collected, the result of test shows that the students’ reading comprehension was categorized as Average to Good because 59,39 in range 51-75, it is mean that the students should be improve their reading comprehension to be better than it.

scholarly journals THE OBSTACLES AND STUDENTS’ NEEDS: THE ANALYSIS IN LEARNING LISTENING FOR BEGINNER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-152
Author(s):  
Arin Arianti ◽  
Nurna Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
English Department ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
To Receive

Listening is one of English skills that require attention and understanding. It uses our ears to receive sounds and our brain to convert idea into meaningful messages. It is essential for lecturers to have overall understanding on what listening is, why it becomes difficult for foreign language learners. This study aims to describe the students’ needs based on the obstacles faced by students in learning literal listening. Qualitative method was used in the study. The subjects of this study were first semester students of English Department in Veteran Bangun Nusantara University of Sukoharjo. The data was taken by observation, interview, and questionnaire. The findings show that beginner students need to enrich various listening texts in different context to gain information from many kinds of genres. It was related to listening problems faced by students. Lack of vocabulary and how words pronounced and also recognizing main points become obstacles for students in listening activities. Moreover, the ways of teacher to handle those needs must be more creative in providing materials and utilizing the technology equipment.

scholarly journals Developing Reading Comprehension Test for The First Semester Students of English Department

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanafi Hanafi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Department ◽  
Good Test ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Comprehension Test ◽  
Test Materials

This research is inspired by the facts that in the previous research, for doing researches, some researchers have to make themselves the instruments they need for their research. The instruments especially test available in the market are usually made based on general criteria. That is why they can not fulfill the need of research since it must be specific depending on the condition of each respondent. The purpose of this research is to develop a reading comprehension test items which fulfill the criteria of “good test”. The test materials are taken from some sources and developed using Azwar Model. The evaluation on the test from the result of tryout shows that the test made by the researcher has fulfilled the criteria of valid, reliable and practical.Keywords: reading comprehension, test, valid, and reliable, practical

scholarly journals The Correlation Between Student’s Reading Habit in English and Students’ Reading Comprehension Ability

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Merry Andriani ◽  
Ariyanti Ariyanti ◽  
Arbain Arbain
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
English Department ◽  
Reading Habit ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Linearity Test ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

Reading comprehension can be influenced by reading habit. This research is intended to identify the students’ ability in reading English. The main objective of this research is to recognize whether there is significant correlation between student’s reading habit in English and students’ reading comprehension ability identified through the use of students’ habit questionnaire and reading test with the text was took from passage in TOEFL test.  These subjects who are involved at this research are second semester of English Department in Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University. This research used quantitative research method. The research design of this study is correlational study. Reading test and questionnaire were used as the instruments; it was used to find out students reading comprehension (variable Y) and students reading habit (variable X) in order to get the data. Moreover, this research used simple random sampling technique. Population of this research was the second semester of English Department in Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda. The researcher took 38 students as the sample. In this study the researcher computed the normality test to measure the data have a normal distribution and linearity test to measure the data is linear. The data was analyzed using product moment correlation coefficient by SPSS version 22. The result of this research is 0.657. From the result of this research is 0.657 was higher than the significant degree 0.05 at Sig. (2-tailed). It can be concluded the Null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the Alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted.

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