USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS IN READING COMPREHENSION OF STUDENTS LOW AND HIGH PROFICIENCY LEVELS AT SMAN 3 BANDAR LAMPUNG

nining yasrida, Cucu Sutarsyah, Muhammad Sukirlan

Abstract


Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan perbedaan yang signifikan dari pemahaman membaca antara siswa dengan tingkat kemampuan membaca tinggi dan siswa dengan tingkat kemampuan membaca rendah yang diajarkan menggunakan materi autentik, untuk menemukan aspek kemampuan membaca apa yang paling berpengaruh oleh siswa dalam pemahaman membaca menggunakan materi autentik dan untuk melihat persepsi siswa dalam belajar dan mengajar menggunakan autentik material. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain one group pretest and posttest. Berdasarkan hasil analisa T-test Sig. (2-tailed) menunjukan bahwa adanya perbedaan yang signifikan antara siswa dengan kemampuan tinggi dan rendah. Menemukan Kesimpulan merupakan aspek membaca yang paling berpengaruh pada siswa berkemampuan tinggi. Sedangkan, menemukan detail pendukung merupakan aspek membaca yang paling berpengaruh pada siswa berkemampuan rendah. Selanjutnya, siswa berkemampuan membaca tinggi dan rendah mempunyai persepsi positif dalam belajar mengajar menggukan materi autentik.

The purposes of this study are to find out whether there is significant difference of students reading comprehension between high and low proficiency level students who were taught through authentic material, to find out the aspects of reading skills that mostly influenced by the students in reading comprehension through authentic material and to see students perceptions of teaching and learning through authentic material. This study used one group pretest and posttest design. Based on the result of T-test Sig. (2-tailed) showed that there is significant difference between high and low proficiency level students. Finding inference was the aspect of reading that mostly influenced reading comprehension in high proficiency level students while finding supporting details was the aspect that mostly influenced in low proficiency level students. Moreover, the high proficiency level and low proficiency level students have a positive perception in teaching and learning through authentic material.

Keywords: Authentic Material, Reading Comprehension, High and Low proficiency level students.


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