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The Use of Schoology to Enhance Students’ Reading Comprehension at Lakidende University Rama, Asri Nova; Rahim, Amiruddin; Alberth, Alberth
Journal of Language Education and Educational Technology (JLEET) Vol 3, No 1 (2018): Journal of Language Education and Educational Technology
Publisher : Halu Oleo University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (348.812 KB) | DOI: 10.33772/jleet.v3i1.6684

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This study aimed to find out (1) the extent to which schoology enhance students’ reading comprehension (2) the students’ perception toward learning through shoology (3) the advantages of shoology for teaching reading comprehension (4) the disadvantages of shoology for teaching reading comprehension. This study was a mixed method research design known as explanatory mixed method design (Quan-Qual model). There were two groups involved namely experimental and control group. The study was carried out at Lakidende University of Unaaha with 40 undergraduates as the sample. Data were collected by using reading test and students’ self-diary. Moreover, the data were analyzed quantitatively and interpreted by using the software program of SPSS 16.0. the qualitative analysis was also conducted to analyze students’ self-diary. This study found that schoology give a significant enhancement on students’ reading comprehension from pre-test to post-test revealed the significant difference (0.008< 0.05) before and after the implementation of schoology. Based on students’ self-diary, it showed the students in experimental group gave positive responses toward schoology, the advantages of schoology for teaching reading comprehension were responsible, collaborative, ease of use and accessible while the disadvantages of schoology for teaching reading comprehension were the internet connection, time of the schoology and monotonous. This study concludes that schoology enhance students reading comprehension.
The Effect Of Web-Quest On Students’ Reading Comprehension And Reading Attitude At SMKN 4 Kendari Bahidin, Aswira; Tanduklangi, Amri; Rahim, Amiruddin
Journal of Language Education and Educational Technology (JLEET) Vol 3, No 2 (2018): Journal of Language Education and Educational Technology
Publisher : Halu Oleo University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (373.856 KB) | DOI: 10.33772/jleet.v3i2.6679

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As technology along with the impact of the Internet has led to rapid progress nowadays, educators begin to make use of Internet resources to assist students in learning English as Foreign Language (EFL). WebQuest is one of the Web-based learning tools in education which utilizes the Internet resources. This study aims at investigating the effect of WebQuest model on the students’ reading comprehension achievement and reading attitude at SMKN 4 Kendari. A true experimental research design is employed in this study. The population comprises 138 eleventh graders of SMKN 4 Kendari of academic year 2017/2018. The samples are 2 classes classified into experimental group and control group, and each group consists of 22 students. A cluster sampling technique is applied in selecting the samples. The data are collected by administering reading comprehension pretest and posttest, as well as pre- attitude scale and post- attitude scale. The analysis is done with descriptive statistic. The hypotheses are tested using independent sample t-test. The findings reveals that there is a statistical difference between scores of experimental and control group on the posttest. The mean score of students who learned under WebQuest model is 70.3 (fairly good). This is higher than the mean score of students in control group which is 62.6 (fair). Additionally, the findings shows that majority of the students in experimental group (54.55%) are categorized to have positive attitude towards reading after learning through WebQuest. The first and second alternative hypotheses (Ha1 and Ha2) generated for this study are accepted. The findings implies that the use of WebQuest model do affect the students’ EFL reading comprehension achievement and reading attitude at SMKN 4 Kendari