Reasons for Choosing the Topic Statement of the Problem Objective of the Study

comprehension of Senior High School Students. At last, I hope this application can facilitate teacher in carrying a reading comprehension test.

1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic

The reasons why I choose this topic “The Application of Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2 for Testing Students’ Reading Comprehension” are as follows: 1. Reading is an important language skill which helps students to comprehend any material provided in the text book. Without sufficient reading comprehension skill, students will find difficulties in understanding the material through the text book. 2. I want to give information and help English teachers who are interested in applying designing and running a computeri zed test for testing student’s reading comprehension. 3. By using Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2 application, teacher are able to design their own computerized test which are more attractive and more interacive from the paper based one, so that students can enjoy and get motivation in reading.

1.3 Statement of the Problem

Specifically the research question posed in this study is as follow: 1. What are the difficulties and problems encountered during the development of the computerized test for reading comprehension using Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2? 2. How are the teachers’ and students’ perception toward the use of Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2 in testing reading comprehension? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2 in the development in testing reading comprehension?

1.4 Objective of the Study

The purpose of the study is as the following: 1. To identify the difficulties and problems encountered during the development of the computerized test for reading comprehension using Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2. 2. To find out the teacher’s and students’ perception toward the use of Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2 in testing reading comprehension. 3. To identify the advantages and disadvantages of Question Writer Quiz Maker 4.2 application in testing reading comprehension.

1.5 Significance of the Study

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