JEELL (Journal of English Education, Linguistics and Literature)
Vol. 12 No. 3 (2025): JEELL Volume 12 Number 3 Oktober 2025

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANIMATED VIDEOS IN ENHANCING READING COMPREHENSION AMONG THE SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS

Tri Idayanti (Universitas Islam Sultan Agung)
Elok Widiyati (Universitas Islam Sultan Agung)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Oct 2025

Abstract

Reading comprehension involves understanding and interpreting text, which can be particularly difficult for learners of a foreign language. This study aimed to assess how effective animated videos are in enhancing the reading comprehension of seventh grade students. This study employed an experimental approach using a quasi-experimental design. The participants were from the VII A and VII B at a Private Junior High School in Jepara, consisting of 46 students. It involved two groups: an experimental group used animated videos to teach reading comprehension, and a control group did not use them. Both groups received a pre-test and post-test to measure reading comprehension of descriptive text, which consisted of 20 multiple- choice questions validated by two experts. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0. The resulting data analysis indicated a significant difference between both groups, where the experimental group achieved an average test score of 77.73, which was higher than control group with a score of 69.17. The statistical test showed a significant score (2-tailed) of 0.026 (p < 0.05). These results highlight the potential of animated videos as an effective instructional medium for enhancing students’ reading comprehension of descriptive texts.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

files

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

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JEELL (Journal of English Education, Linguistics, and Literature) is intended to accommodate the scientific results on English Language Education, Linguistics, and Literature studies. JEELL is published by LPPM Universitas PGRI Jombang, East Java, Indonesia. It is a fully open-access peer review ...