STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN READING COMPREHENSION: A STUDY OF EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS AT SMPN 20 MATARAM IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018.

GIRI, I GEDE EKA DARMAWAN (2019) STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN READING COMPREHENSION: A STUDY OF EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS AT SMPN 20 MATARAM IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.

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Abstract

This study was aimed at finding out students’ problems in reading comprehension. The issues investigated were the kinds of problems the students have and the factors that caused the problems in comprehending English reading texts. The population of this study was the eighth grade students at SMPN 20 Mataram. By applying descriptive qualitative method, the writer took two classes consisting of 42 eight grade students as the sample. The writer identified the kinds of students’ problems in reading comprehension by multiple choice tests based on short reading texts (Narrative, Recount, Procedure, Descriptive and Report text). In order to reveal the factors that caused the problems, the writer used two questionnaires (closed-type questionnaire and open-type questionnaire) to get the answer from the students. From the result of the test, revealed that the average score of the students was 54 which shows that the eight grade students of SMPN 20 Mataram in Academic Year 2017/2018 still have problems in reading comprehension. After analyzing the result of the multiple choice tests, several kinds of problems in reading comprehension were found. They are confusion about the meaning of words and sentences, lack of concentration during reading, inability to connect ideas in passage, and omission or glossing over detail. These problems were caused by some factors are vocabulary, low fluency in reading, not adequate background knowledge, and lack of motivation.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Keywords (Kata Kunci): problems, reading comprehension, text.
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Depositing User: Wiwin Kartikawati
Date Deposited: 06 Aug 2019 06:24
Last Modified: 06 Aug 2019 06:24
URI: http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/14222

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