The Task Matters: A Scoping Review on Reading Comprehension Abilities in ADHD

Objective: A broad range of tasks have been used to classify individuals with ADHD with reading comprehension difficulties. However, the inconsistency in the literature warrants a scoping review of current knowledge about the relationship between ADHD diagnosis and reading comprehension ability. Method: A comprehensive search strategy was performed to identify relevant articles on the topic. Thirty-four articles met inclusion criteria for the current review. Results: The evidence as a whole suggests reading comprehension is impaired in ADHD. The most prominent effect was found in studies where participants retell or pick out central ideas in stories. On these tasks, participants with ADHD performed consistently worse than typically developing controls. However, some studies found that performance in ADHD improved when reading comprehension task demands were low. Conclusion: Results suggest that performance in ADHD depends on the way reading comprehension is measured and further guide future work clarifying why there are such discrepant findings across studies.

The Correlation Between Perceptions on the Use of Online Digital Interactive Media and Reading Comprehension Ability

The use of online interactive media in English teaching and learning has been significantly increasing since past few years. The media got more popular after distant or online learning was encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergence of digital learning management systems such as Edmodo, Google Classroom, and Moddle further intensified the implementation of not only education-based platforms such as British Council and Quizziz, but also popularized non-education media such as YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter which were intentionally designed for entertainment. This research is designed to foster students’ perceptions on the use of online digital interactive media and correlate the perceptions with their reading comprehension ability. A total of 41 students from different middle and high schools, who lived in various orphanages, participated in this research. Close-ended Likert-scale questionnaire was distributed to obtain the data of students’ perceptions while reading comprehension test was adapted from British Council and implemented to see the correlation between the students’ perception and their reading comprehension ability. The finding shows that more than 75% of the students believed that online digital interactive media were very crucial and helpful in language learning process. Moreover, the mean score of the reading comprehension test indicated positive correlation between students’ perceptions and their reading comprehension ability. This study implies foster students’ perceptions in the use of online interactive media highly correlate with their reading comprehension performance.

UPAYA GURU PAI DALAM MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR MATERI MARI MEMBACA ALQURAN SURAT AT-TIN MELALUI METODE COOPERATIVE INTEGRATED READING AND COMPOSITION (CIRC) BAGI SISWA KELAS V SD NEGERI 1 SUNGAI AMBAWANG

This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of let's read the Koran Surat at-Tin through the Cooperative Integrated Reading And Composition (CIRC) method for fifth grade students of SD Negeri 1 Sungai Ambawang. This type of research is Classroom Action Research with the research subjects of fifth grade students of SD Negeri 1 Sungai Ambawang. Qualitative analysis was used for qualitative data in the form of interviews, field notes, and documentation of student assignments. The results showed that the application of the CIRC method could improve the reading comprehension ability and learning process of fifth graders at SD Negeri 1 Sungai Ambawang. From the improvement of this action, there is an improvement in the process which can be seen from the condition of students who are more active in learning activities. Process improvement has a positive impact on improving product quality. This is based on the increased reading comprehension test, as evidenced by the average score of pre-action students of 61.58, with the achievement of KKM 57.90%, post-action cycle I of 71.05 with achievement of KKM 68.42% and post-action cycle 2 of 81, 58 with the achievement of KKM 89.47%. ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar materi mari membaca Alquran Surat at-Tin melalui metode Cooperative Integrated Reading And Composition (CIRC) bagi siswa kelas V SD Negeri 1 Sungai Ambawang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dengan subjek penelitian siswa kelas V SD Negeri 1 Sungai Ambawang. Analisis kualitatif digunakan untuk data kualitatif yang berupa wawancara, catatan lapangan, dan dokumentasi tugas siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penerapan metode CIRC dapat meningkatkan kemampuan dan proses belajar membaca pemahaman siswa kelas V SD Negeri 1 Sungai Ambawang. Dari perbaikan tindakan ini terjadilah peningkatan proses yang dapat dilihat dari kondisi siswa yang lebih aktif dalam kegiatan pembelajaran. Peningkatan secara proses berdampak positif pada peningkatan kualitas produk. Hal ini berdasarkan tes membaca pemahaman meningkat, terbukti dengan nilai rata-rata siswa pratindakan sebesar 61,58, dengan pencapaian KKM 57,90%, pascatindakan siklus I sebesar 71,05 dengan pencapaian KKM 68,42% dan pascatindakan siklus 2 sebesar 81,58 dengan pencapaian KKM 89,47%.

Penerapan Metode Overview, Key Ideas, Read, Record, Recite, Review dan Reflect untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Pemahaman Siswa Sekolah Dasar

This study aims to determine the improvement of elementary school students' reading comprehension skills through the application of overview, key ideas, read, record, recite, review and reflect methods. This research is motivated by the lack of students' ability to understand the reading text that is read. This research is a classroom action research. Data collection techniques in this study were observation, students' reading comprehension test and documentation. While the data analysis technique used is a qualitative descriptive analysis technique with a percentage. Based on research and data analysis that the application of overview, key ideas, read, record, recite, review and reflect methods can improve students' reading comprehension skills. This can be seen from the test results of students' reading comprehension before the action only reached an average of 58.42 with classical completeness of 42.85% or classified as poor. After applying the overview, key ideas, read, record, recite, review and reflect methods in the first cycle, the students' reading comprehension ability increased by an average of 72.28 with a classical completeness of 66.66% or quite good. In the second cycle, the results of students' reading comprehension increased by an average of 81.23 with classical completeness of 85.71% or classified as good. Thus it can be concluded that the overview, key ideas, read, record, recite, review and reflect methods can improve the reading comprehension ability of elementary school students.

ANALYZING STUDENTS’ READING ABILITY TO COMPREHEND TEXTS AT GRADE V OF GROUP I OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT DISTRICTS TAMPAN PEKANBARU

This was a descriptive quantitative study. The purpose of this study was to determine the reading comprehension ability of fifth grade students of Group I of Elementary Schools, Kecamatan Tampan, Pekanbaru. The data were collected through a test in the form of multiple choice questions, totaling 50 items. The validity of the research was performed by experts. The samples in this study were 343 students coming from 5 schools, namely SDN 37 Pekanbaru, SDN 147 Pekanbaru, SDN 192 Pekanbaru, SDN 188 Pekanbaru, and SDI Brilliant Pekanbaru. The results showed that the average indicator of understanding the meaning of the word was 61.34 with sufficient category, the indicator for understanding the content in the paragraph was 61.72 with sufficient category, the indicator of determining the main idea was 64.72 with sufficient category, the indicator in the correct order of sentences was 63.09 with sufficient category, and the indicator of concluding the reading text was 62.36 with enough category.

Improving ESP Students' Reading Comprehension Proficiency by Using Scanning Techniques

The present study aimed to reveal if the use of scanning techniques can improve ESP students' reading comprehension proficiency. A sample of 20 ESP students was chosen randomly and divided into two groups, their ages ranged between 20 and 21 years old. The control group was taught through traditional methods of reading comprehension and the experimental group was taught through the scanning technique. Both groups were administered a reading comprehension test and questionnaire to find out if they were aware of using scanning techniques in the learning of enumerating texts. Data was analyzed by using a t-test on the scanning technique. The researcher uses pre-test and post-test. The collected data were analyzed by using the T-test formula. The result of data analysis showed that the mean score in the post-test for the experimental group is higher than the mean score in the controlled group. The pre-test and post-test comparison showed that the participants achieved a higher level of reading comprehension proficiency following the instructions. The findings of the study indicated that the reading scanning technique was more effective in improving the reading comprehension ability of ESP students than traditional methods of reading comprehension.

THE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY AT INDONESIAN MARITIME ACADEMY, MEDAN

This study is about the analysis of students’ reading comprehension ability, it is done to find out how students’ reading comprehension ability. This study was done at Indonesian Maritime Academy, Medan. The method of the study was quantitative with survey design. The instrument of the study used was a set of reading comprehension test which were constructed based on the taxonomic level. The respondent of this study were 83 respondents who were randomly selected, consisting of two students who studied English for almost two years at Indonesian Maritime Academy, Medan. The result is that the level of students’ reading comprehension among students is at the moderate level and there is a significant relationship between reading comprehension and English language achievement. In conclusion, one way to improve student achievement in English language subjects is by increasing the level of students ’reading comprehension.

THE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY AT INDONESIAN MARITIME ACADEMY, MEDAN

This study is about the analysis of students’ reading comprehension ability, it is done to find out how students’ reading comprehension ability. This study was done at Indonesian Maritime Academy, Medan. The method of the study was quantitative with survey design. The instrument of the study used was a set of reading comprehension test which were constructed based on the taxonomic level. The respondent of this study were 83 respondents who were randomly selected, consisting of two students who studied English for almost two years at Indonesian Maritime Academy, Medan. The result is that the level of students’ reading comprehension among students is at the moderate level and there is a significant relationship between reading comprehension and English language achievement. In conclusion, one way to improve student achievement in English language subjects is by increasing the level of students ’reading comprehension.