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their background knowledge to what they read.
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This will guide readers to get the information they want, they know what is important in the text, and what
comprehension strategy should be used to enhance understanding. A good reading comprehension can be achieved by many ways, such as
building an effective reading method or building an appropriate reading strategy. One of the reading strategies which can be used to achieve a good reading
comprehension is Question Generation Strategy. Question generation is one of reading comprehension strategies in which readers generate and answer
meaningful questions about key point or main ideas while reading.
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Dorkchandra stated that question generation refers to having readers generate questions during
the reading. Generating questions in reading is generally accepted as an effective strategy to improve L2 readers
’ reading comprehension and to lead to be an active and good reader.
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Question generation is an important comprehension and self-regulatory cognitive strategy. The act of composing questions focuses the student’s attention
on understanding the content of the text.
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Questioning also help them anticipate and focus on their reading. Tovani said that readers who are taught how to
question the text can infer and clear up confusion better than those who simply decode words and accept ideas directly.
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By generating questions, students will actively engage and interact with the text. Students become aware of their ability to answer their questions and
ultimately have a deeper understanding of the text. When using the question generation strategy, students can create their own questions and answer it by
themselves rather than only answer questions created by the teacher or questions provided in the book. Therefore, reading activity becomes an active process as the
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Judy Willis, op. cit., p. 127.
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Sharon M. Look, Effective Instructional Strategies Series: Question Generation, Honolulu, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, 2011, p. 9.
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Dentisak Dorkchandra, The Effects of Question Generating Strategy Instruction on Fresmen’s Reading Comprehension and Use of English Tenses, Journal of Liberal Arts, Prince of
Songkla University, 2013, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 32 —45.
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Chris Tovani, op. cit., p. 81.
students apply information acquired rather than passively collecting knowledge. This will result students’ responsibility for their own learning.
In question generation strategy, students can be more active in comprehending a text and monitor their comprehension through the process of
question-generation strategy. Through question- generation, teachers can identify students’ reading problems and provide the solution.
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As stated by Dorkchandra when students generate questions, first, they identify what kind of information
which is important to be an answer for a question. Then, they pose this information in question form and ensure that they can answer their own
questions .”
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There are many different effective questioning strategies. Readers can pose questions before, during, and after reading. Posing questions before reading
can help students build background knowledge, link to their prior knowledge, and make predictions about the text. Asking questions during reading is a way to
monitor comprehension and check predictions. Questioning after reading can help students summarize the text and explore further areas of study.
In this study, the researcher tends to limit the students to generate questions during the reading process because the researcher wants to ensure that
the students have a well comprehension about the text.