The Implementation of Reading to Learn Pedagogy in Indonesian Junior Schools: Impact on Students’ Writing Skills and Students’ Perceptions

Nunung Suryati (English Department-Universitas Negeri Malang)
Farah Ulfa Riadina (SMP Negeri 1 Malang)
Retno Istiqomah (SMP Negeri 1 Malang)
Asih Kusumawati (Indonesian Department-Universitas Negeri Malang)
Hirlya Intan Febryan

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan
Vol 6, No 11: NOVEMBER 2021

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of Reading to Learn Pedagogy on the writing skill of Indonesian students and their perceptions of the usefulness of the pedagogy. A quasi-experimental study involved 32 seventh graders and 54 ninth graders and two teachers of Junior High School in Indonesia. They were assigned into two groups: experimental and control. The treatment was conducted at eight sessions, including the pre-test and post-test. The scores of pre-test and post-test in writing were used as a base of quantitative data analysis, whereas the student questionnaire was used to obtain data on their perceptions of the usefulness of the Reading to Learn Pedagogy. The result reveals that the Reading to Learn Pedagogy effectively enhances the students' writing skills. Additionally, the students perceived each stage of the Reading to Learn valuable pedagogy in promoting their writing skill and accepted the pedagogy to be implemented to become a better writer of other types of text required by the curriculum.Abstrak: Penelitian ini menyelidiki pengaruh Reading to Learn Pedagogy terhadap keterampilan menulis siswa Indonesia dan persepsi mereka tentang kegunaan pedagogi tersebut. Rancangan penelitian adalah kuasi eksperimen melibatkan 32 siswa kelas tujuh dan 54 siswa kelas sembilan serta dua guru SMP di Indonesia. Mereka dibagi menjadi dua kelompok: eksperimen dan kontrol. Perlakuan dilakukan dalam delapan sesi, meliputi pre-test dan post-test. Nilai pre-test dan post-test secara tertulis digunakan sebagai dasar analisis data kuantitatif, sedangkan angket siswa digunakan untuk memperoleh data tentang persepsi mereka tentang kegunaan Reading to Learn Pedagogy. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Reading to Learn Pedagogy efektif meningkatkan keterampilan menulis siswa. Selain itu, para siswa merasakan setiap tahap pedagogi bermanfaat berharga dalam meningkatkan keterampilan menulis mereka dan menerima pedagogi yang akan diterapkan untuk menjadi penulis yang lebih baik dari jenis teks lain yang ditentukan oleh kurikulum.