scholarly journals ENGLISH READING MOTIVATION, STRATEGIES, ATTITUDE, AND INTEREST OF STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-140
Author(s):  
Machdalena Vianty ◽  
Amrullah Amrullah ◽  
Fiftinova Fiftinova
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Reading Motivation ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Reading Attitude ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Interest

Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate English reading motivation, reading strategy, reading attitude and reading interest of junior high school students (Year 7, 8 and 9) in Palembang. The sample of this study was three-hundred students selected randomly from ten schools. In accordance with quantitative research design, English reading motivation, reading strategy, reading attitude and reading interest questionnaires were used as the instruments to collect the data which were statistically analyzed. The findings of this study showed that the students demonstrated a high level of English reading motivation; specifically, their instrumental motivation for reading was higher than the integrative one. Next, there was a high use of reading strategies, with Problem-Solving reading strategy as the highly used ones. The finding also revealed that the students demonstrated a positive reading attitude and their reading interest showed their reading preference was adventure stories. Keywords: English reading motivation, reading strategies, reading attitude, reading interest, self-efficacy, junior high school students

scholarly journals A Research on the Influence of Scaffolding Teaching on Junior High School Students’ English Reading Ability

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
YANG Dan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Interest

This research tries to apply the scaffolding teaching mode in English reading teaching, with the purpose of enhancing students’ interest in reading and improving their reading levels. This study explores whether scaffolding teaching can enhance students’ reading interest and thus improve junior high school students’ English reading ability. After a 3-month-long teaching experiment, through the comparison and analysis of questionnaires and English reading scores, it is found out that scaffolding teaching is beneficial to enhance students’ reading interest and improve students’ reading level.

scholarly journals An Analysis on Readability of English Reading Texts With Automated Computer Tool

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-91
Author(s):  
Yulianto Yulianto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Texts

Selecting appropriate textbook to the students is important because textbook have dominant role in the success of foreign language teaching and learning. The purpose this article is to analyze the readability level of English reading texts with automated computer tools. There are eight reading texts that will be analyzed in this qualitative study.  The data and source of data of this research were adopted from an English textbook entitled Pathway to English 2 Textbook for the Eighth Grade of Junior High School Students Published by Erlangga. The results reveal that only 1 text was appropriate for seven or eight grade of Junior High School students. There were 6 texts appropriate elementary students. And there was 1 text suitable for Senior High School students.

scholarly journals Modifying and Assessing Validity and Reliability of Motivation for Reading Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Toni Indrayadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Reading Motivation ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Modification Process ◽  
Total Correlation

This study aimed to describe the modification process and validity and reliability assessment of instruments regarding motivations for reading questionnaire (MRQ) for measuring reading motivation of junior high school students in Jambi, Indonesia. Eighty-three students participated in this study, selected through the respondent who returned the questionnaires. The corrected items' total correlation of SPSS 23 was applied to examine the validity and reliability of MRQ. The result of the corrected items' total correlation of SPSS statistical analyses showed that all of the 53 modification items of MRQ were valid and reliable. It indicated that all 53 items of MRQ were appropriate to be used for measuring the reading motivation of junior high school students in Jambi, Indonesia. It can provide a future studies screening tool for measuring the students’ reading motivation. 

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