Factor influencing students’ reading literacy

digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id The second factor influencing student’s reading literacy was student’s reading at school. There were seven discussions which focus on student’s reading activity in the school. Number seven asked about the interval students read in the school. There were 28 participants 84.8 stated that they read every day in school while five participants 15.1 read in the school once in a week. Those participants who read every day in the school, they were not only read in learning-teaching time but also in a break time, they went to library. 6 In number eight, the popular books they read in the school were school book or lesson book. There were 28 participants 75.7 did it. Other participants read two references more; story book and novel. Number eight has relation with number nine. Sometimes the teacher asks them to read first. After that, the teacher asked the students to tell the story they read in front of the class. Not only English teacher, but also other teacher asked the students to tell in front of the class. It tried the students to speak up in the pu blic and exercised students’ to interpret the text. 7 Although school book was the most book they read, t he story students’ ever told to their friends were about story in novel. There were 24 participants 64.9 answered It. Nowadays, there are many novels the contents about adolescence but mixed religion. It was 6 Interview with English teacher, Mr. Khusnul on Friday 3 rd of June. 7 Interview with English teacher, Mr. Khusnul on Friday 3 rd of June. digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id good if they were sharing to each other because it was important to increase their reading literacy. Also, the advantage if they read religion novel is they learn their religion by herhimself from novel. Doing quiz about reading text wa s one of influencing students’ reading literacy. They are supposed to get new information from the quiz. The researcher found that most dominant t he interval students’ do quiz was in once in a month. There were 16 participants 48.5 said that. It sees that they do quiz about reading text when they got monthly examination from the teacher. In other hand, they did silent reading in every day. Almost participants 78.8 stated that. From the data, doing quiz and doing silent reading is one of the most influencing students’ reading literacy. Statement number 12 discussed about the story students have ever drawn. There were 11 participants 33.3 said that they have ever drawn the story about daily life. Mr. Khusnul, as English teacher also stated that he ever asked the students to draw the story they read in the drawing book. After that, they had to present the result in front of class. 8 In number 13, in the school most of participants 60.6 chose crossword as word game which student doing while reading. From the data, playing crossword in the school wa s one of factors influencing students’ reading literacy. 8 Interview with English teacher, Mr. Khusnul on Friday 3 rd of June. digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id Information above was the result of this research about the factors influencing students’ reading literacy at the school. They were the interval students read in the school, kind of books students’ read in the school, the story students’ ever tell to their friends, the interval students do quiz about reading text, the interval students do silent reading and word game which student doing while reading. While the factors influencing students’ reading literacy at school based on Andrejs Geske and Antra Ozola were a test or a quiz about the read text, read for oneself quietly, draws pictures about the read text, read aloud for a group of students, read books having several chapters and read plays. digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id 54

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

This chapter presents the conclusion related to the research findings of this study and suggestions that hopefully useful for the next researcher.

A. Conclusion

1. Students’ level of reading literacy proficiency

Based on the result of the test, students’ mean score of continuous text is 4.7, so that students’ level of reading proficiency in continuous text is in level 4. In this level, the students are able to locate, interpret and evaluate information of several paragraphs. While students’ mean score of non- continuous text is 5.4, so that students’ level of reading proficiency in non- continuous text is in level 5. In this level, the students are able to distinguish the relationship of specific parts of the text to implicit theme or intention. The average between combination of students’ mean score of continuous text and students’ mean score of non-continuous text was 5.1. The researcher concludes that students’ level of reading literacy proficiency in SMPN 2 Sukodono is level 5.

2. Factors influencing students’ level of reading literacy proficiency

From the result of data analyses of questionnaire and interview, the researcher find two factors influencing the students’ level of reading literacy digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id proficiency. They concern with student’s reading out of school and student’s reading at school. First factor is student’s reading out of school which has six sub-factors. They are the interval students’ read in the home, the kind of books they read in the home, the kind of literature in the home, the book students’ read out of school, the students’ read beside the book and some information they have known from reading. The second factor is student’s reading at school which also has six sub- factors. They are the interval students read in the school, kind of books students’ read in the school, the story students’ ever tell to their friends, the interval students do quiz about reading text, the interval students do silent reading and word game which student doing while reading.

3. Suggestion

Based on the research findings, the following suggestions are recommended for English teachers and future researchers. 1. For the English teacher The teacher should in crease students’ exercise, especially in continuous text in order to their continuous text and non-continuous texts are balance. 2. For the next researcher It is also suggested to the further researchers who want to analyze about students’ level of reading literacy proficiency. It would be better to analyze digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id with different aspects of this research. For example: measure students’ proficiency level in different skill or different instrument and continue to do research about two factor influenci ng students’ reading literacy: socioeconomic factor and collaboration student’s and hisher parents. digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id References Al-Jamal, Dina; Al-Hawamleh, Mahir and Al-Jamal, Ghadeer. “An Assessment of Reading Comprehension Practice in Jordan ”. Jordan Journal of Educational Sciences. Vol. 9, No. 3, 2013. Pp 335 344. Brown, H. Douglas. Language Assessment Principles and Classroom Practices. Longman, 2004. Bungin, Burhan. Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif. Jakarta: Kencana Prenada Group, 2005. Cachero, John Michael B. and Salem, Glenda G. “The Reading Comprehension Level of Intermediate Pupils across Content Areas: Towards a Proposed Reading Enhancement Program ”. Graduate Research Journal. Vol. 6, Numbers 1-2, 2013. Pp 86-106. Delfina, Alda Dea. The Effectiveness of Hypertext Glosses to Improve the Eighth Graders’ Reading Comprehension of Recount Text at SMPN 2 Surabaya. Unpublished S-1 Thesis. Surabaya: English Teacher Education Departement, UIN Sunan Ampel, 2013. Fathoni, M. The Reading Recount Text Comprehension Of The Eighth Grade Students Of Mts Nu Wahid Hasyim Salafiyah Jekulo Kudus In Academic Year 20122013 Taught By Using Crazy Professor Reading Technique. Kudus: Unpublished S-1 Thesis English Education Departement, Muria Kudus University, 2013. Firdaus, M. Iqbal. Strategies In Teaching Reading At The Eight Grade Of Smp Negeri 2 Buduran Sidoarjo. Unpublished S-1 Thesis. Surabaya: English Education Department, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, 2012. digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id digilib.uinsby.ac.id Foreign Language Teaching Methods access on April 11, 2016 12:45 PM https:coerll.utexas.edumethodsmodulesreading01index.php Ghafournia, Narjes and Afghari, Akbar. “Relationship between Reading Proficiency, Strategic Competence, and Reading Comprehension Test Performance: A Study of Iranian EFL Learners ”. International Education Studies. Vol. 6, No. 8, 2013. Pp 21-30. Kim, Ae-Hwa – Kouzekanani, Kamiar. “Improving the Reading Comprehension of Middle School Students With Disabilities Through Computer-Assisted Collaborative Strategic Reading ”. Remedial and Special Education. Volume 27, Number 4, 2006. Pp 235-249. Leino, Kaisa. The relationship between ICT use and reading literacy. Jyvaskyla: Jyvaskyla University Press, 2014. Mashulah. An Analysis of Students’ Difficulties Inunderstanding English Reading Text. Unpublished S-1 Thesis. Surabaya: English Teacher Education Departement, UIN Sunan Ampel, 2013. Nazir, Moh. Metode Penelitian. Jakarta: Ghalia Indonesia. 1988. Noor, Juliansyah. Metodologi Penelitian Skripsi, Tesis, Disertasi, dan Karya Ilmiah. Jakarta: Kencana Prenada Media Group, 2011. Sukmadinata, Nana Syaodih. Metode Penelitian Pendidikan. Bandung: PT Remaja Rosdakarya. 2013. Suryaman, Maman. “Analisis Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik dalam Literasi Membaca Melalui Studi Internasional PIRLS 2011 ”. Litera. Vol 14. No 1, 2015. 170- 186.