Sinamo, Frilance
(2024)
An Analysis of Students’ Reading Comprehension
Ability of 2022 International Class Students of
Geographic Education Department at Universitas
Negeri Padang.
Skripsi thesis, Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni.
Abstract
This study aimed to find out the reading comprehension ability and to
investigate the factors that contribute to variations of reading comprehension
ability of the students of Geography Education Department international class.
This research is a descriptive research. The data were collected from 28
international class students of Geography education department of Universitas
Negeri Padang. The instrument of this research was reading comprehension test
and interview. The result shows that the students have an insufficient reading
comprehension ability. The level of their reading comprehension ability was failed
(57%), inadequate (36%), and adequate (7%). Then, the factors that contributed
to the insufficient of reading comprehension ability of the students are home
environment, socioeconomic status, prior academic experience and motivation.
Furthermore, for the factors that contribute to their reading comprehension ability
which are from the total of 28 students, 19 students said that they don’t have
supportive home environment in developed reading habits, 11 students said that
their socioeconomic status are not appropriate enough, 20 students claimed the
lack of prior academic experience and 19 student confess that they are not enjoy
reading or less motivation in read. The findings suggest some program from
campus through provide some alternative of reading program such as make some
seminar about reading that managed by Geography department, create some book
clubs, reading workshops, literary competition and etc. to developed students
reading awareness, reading interest and their reading habits.
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