Index on Students’ Reading Interest

Reading habit is an important thing for people’s life. Through reading, people are getting information and knowledge that could change their attitude, behavior, or other new things. This study aimed to know the index on students’ reading interest and the factors that influenced the reading interest. Using questionnaire based on Motivation for Reading Questionnaire, the researcher collected the data. The participants were students of 6th, 9th, and 12th grade in Probolinggo. The result showed that students’ reading interest was based on the amount of book they have read. Moreover, the factor was influenced by activity, involvement, and motivation on reading.

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The Longitudinal Influence of 10th Grade Extracurricular Activity Involvement: Implications for 12th Grade Academic Practices and Future Educational Attainment

Journal of Youth and Adolescence ◽

10.1007/s10964-018-0947-x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 609-619 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Misha D. Haghighat ◽

Casey A. Knifsend

Keyword(s):

Educational Attainment ◽

Extracurricular Activity ◽

Activity Involvement ◽

10Th Grade ◽

12Th Grade ◽

Academic Practices

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Reading Habit in Digital Era: Indonesian People do not Like Reading, is it True?

10.31227/osf.io/5apkf ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Nuning Kurniasih

Keyword(s):

Social Activity ◽

Online Media ◽

Reading Habit ◽

Online Reading ◽

Reading Behavior ◽

Digital Era ◽

Printed Books ◽

Five Elements ◽

And Behavior ◽

Reading Interest

Various surveys indicate very low rates of reading interest in Indonesia. Then a question emerges; can printed books reading interest represent the overall reading habit? How is the contribution of reading through online media to the index of Indonesian reading interest? Digital era has changed society’s reading behavior. Thus, the parameters of reading interest need to be revised. There are at least five elements need to be considered in assessing reading interest in the digital era, namely (1) The Essence of Reading (2) The Technology Evolution (3) The Society Characteristic in Digital Era (4) Reading as Social Activity (5) Reading Behavior in Digital Era. However, there are some points need to be considered, namely: (1) Adequate infrastructure (2) Human resources capability (3) Reading sources. Considering the change of reading behavior, reading interest is not necessarily about how many books have been read, but also how many of information sources or online reading materials have been clicked, read, shared, discussed, saved or downloaded. It is the key for government or decision makers to provide good quality reading sources online and how is the contribution of reading through online media to the index of reading interest based on online readers needs, interests and behavior.

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CONTRIBUTION OF READING HABIT, READING INTEREST, READING MOTIVATION, READING SELF-EFFICACY TO THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Indonesia ◽

10.23887/jpbi.v9i1.215 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31

Author(s):

K.I.M. Putri ◽

D.K. Tantra ◽

N.P.E. Marsakawati

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Reading Comprehension ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Rating Scales ◽

Reading Motivation ◽

Senior High School ◽

Predictor Variables ◽

Reading Habit ◽

Criterion Variable ◽

Reading Interest

The general objective pursued in this research is to describe and predict the students’ reading habit, reading interest, reading motivation, and reading self-efficacy to their reading competency in the Senior High School. The design applied is a quantitative research. There were 124 students recruited using cluster sampling technique. Data were gathered using four rating scales and a reading test. The obtained data were analyzed in two phases, namely: descriptively and inferentially. Descriptively, central tendency measures and dispersion were computed for the four predictor variables and one criterion variable. Whereas inferentially, gross and net contributions of the four predictor variables to the criterion variables were computed using regression analysis technique. Descriptively, the mean scores of reading habit, reading interest, reading motivation, reading self-efficacy, and reading comprehension are categorically moderate. The multiple correlation between the predictor variables and the criterion variable is highly significant (R= 78.7%). The contribution of the predictor variable to the criterion variable is as much as 61.9%. The research findings imply effective efforts to the betterment of reading habit, interest, motivation, self-efficacy as well as the the students’ reading comprehension in SMAN 1 Kuta Selatan.

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MENUMBUHKAN MINAT MEMBACA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN MUTU TENAGA PENDIDIK PAUD DI INDONESIA

JIV-Jurnal Ilmiah Visi ◽

10.21009/jiv.0402.9 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 204-209

Author(s):

Cucu Surtiawati

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Early Childhood Education ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Early Childhood Teachers ◽

Reading Skill ◽

Reading Habit ◽

Childhood Education ◽

Advanced Science ◽

Reading Interest

In this information and knowledge era, people tend to develop their expertise by obtaining information and knowledge as much as and as fast as possible. They will stand behind if they do not follow and adapt the advanced science and technology. Reading is a tool to obtain many kinds of information and reading habit is a precondition to build and develop reading society. However, reading has not become a habit aand reading interest is not high enough for most most of people in Indonesia. Reading skill and reading habit of the teachers of early childhood education are suspected unsatisfactory. This article discusses how to create reading interest and develop reading habit of the teachers of early childhood teachers as a means of improving their quality.

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Revealing Student’s Reading Interest through creative WhatsApp Status

Journal of English Teaching and Learning Issues ◽

10.21043/jetli.v2i1.5033 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Riana Eka Budiastuti ◽

Dodi Mulyadi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Rapid Development ◽

English Department ◽

Reading Habit ◽

Millennial Students ◽

Digital Era ◽

Reading Interest ◽

Factual Text ◽

Descriptive Qualitative

Along with the rapid development of technology and digital era, this research investigated and reveal millennial students about their reading habit and interest. Specifically, this paper investigates about students’ reading interest through creative WhatsApp<em> </em>status. This study was carried out by 18 students taking “Basic Reading” class and “Cultural Based Reading” class. It was conducted with descriptive qualitative method by using interview and observation of the students’ WhatsApp <em>status</em> screenshot. It is found that 89% students of English Department Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang are more interested in reading fiction than the factual text. Besides, students also find that learning using experiment with social media is fun and challenging.

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