Using Authentic Materials to Enhance Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement
Abstract
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memeriksa i) efek signifikan secara statistik pada penggunaan materi otentik terhadap pencapaian pemahaman membaca siswa, ii) persepsi siswa pada penggunaan materi otentik terhadap proses pembelajaran siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran dan kedua desain baik kuantitatif ataupun kualitatif sama-sama di gunakan secara seimbang. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X IPA 2 di SMAN 2 Metro. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada efek signifikan secara statistik dari materi otentik pada pencapaian pemahaman membaca dengan nilai signifikan (2-tailed) 0.00. Siswa menganggap bahwa materi otentik dapat meningkatkan pencapaian pemahaman membaca berdasarkan dari hasil wawancara. Hasil penelitian ini menyarankan bahwa materi otentik dapat memfasilitasi siswa untuk meningkatkan pencapaian pemahaman membaca mereka.
The objectives of this research were to investigate i) a statistically significant effect on the use of authentic materials on the students’ reading comprehension achievement, ii) the students’ perceptions on the use of authentic materials toward the students’ learning process. The research used mix method and both quantitative and qualitative design were equally employed. The subjects were the students of class X IPA 2 in SMAN 2 Metro. The results showed that there was a statistically significant effect on the use of authentic materials on the students’ reading comprehension achievement with the significant value (2-tailed) was 0.00. The students perceived that authentic materials can enhance their reading comprehension achievement. This suggests that authentic materials facilitate learners to improve their reading comprehension achievement.
Keywords: Authentic materials, enhancing reading, reading comprehension.
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