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E. Research Instrument
Information needed in this study involved data of reading interest and reading comprehension. Reading interest data were obtained through
questionnaire while reading comprehension instrument were obtained through test.
The questionnaires on students‟ reading interest were developed on a five point Likert. The five responses used in the Likert scale include:
Strongly Agree SA, Agree A, Undecided U Disagree D Strongly Disagree SD. In addition, for reading comprehension instrument test used to
gain information related to reading comprehension in multiple choice questions. The number of item is 30 numbers in multiple choice in order to
be easier in administering and investigating students‟ reading comprehension score.
1 Instrument for Reading Interest
a. Conceptual Definition
The student‟s reading interest was desire of arising out from within oneself and supported by environment to read and love
accompanied to get knowledge what they read and motivation from within someone‟s tendency towards reading. Attention and looking
perfectly and accurately toward reading. The i ndicators of student‟s
reading interest of Mts S Jamiyyah Islamiyyah class VIII were as follows: 1 the obedience of reading, 2 the strong motivation, 3
the students desire to ask question, 4 feeling pleasure to do the changing process, 5 the participation and activities in learning.
b. Operational Definition
The reading interest of the work was the respondent score which obtained based on the instrument concerning attention of the
students in reading especially reading text accompanied with existence of follow up from reading instrument that measured every
indicator: 1 the obedience of learning, 2 the strong motivation, 3 the students desire to ask question, 4 feeling pleasure to do the
changing process, 5 the participation and activities in learning. The
questionnaires on students‟ reading interest were developed on a five point Likert. The five responses used in the Likert scale include:
Strongly Agree SA, Agree A, Undecided U Disagree D Strongly Disagree SD.
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Table 3.3 R
ange Score in Students’ Reading Interest
Scale Strongly Agree
Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
Positive 5
4 3
2 1
Negative 1
2 3
4 5
c. Blue print
The blue print of reading interest questionnaire can be clearly seen in the following table:
Table 3.4 The Blueprint of Reading Interest Questionnaire
No Aspect Indicators
Questions Total
1. Situational
interest Spending spare time by reading
for fun Spending spare time by reading
English text Reading for fun during a trip
Reading a tale Reading some topics related to
English subject Reading for information
1, 2 3
4 7
9, 10, 11 8
2 1
1 1
3 1
2. Individual
interest Feeling bored while reading
Feeling curious before reading Feeling a positive attitude to do
reading activities Feeling enthusiastic during
reading activities Trying to figure out the troubles
when reading 5, 6
12, 14 13, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 23, 24 20, 21, 22
25, 26, 27, 28 2
2 8
3 4
Total number of questionnaires 28
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