CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION
B. Discussion
This research is about reading habits of twelve graders senior high school students at SMAS BERBAK. After doing some steps to collect data, researcher find out the result.
This research revealed the twelve graders still do reading in their spare time not for taking specific things only for read pleasure in their leisure reading. Most of them actually engage and experience the events, moments and gave their agreements to show they really involved in the various activities, likeness and dislikeness and reading enjoyments in the questionnaire. In study conducted by Covert (2009) also show the positive results, the results showed that the readers spend more time on homework and
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chores less time watching TV than non readers. 83% of readers said they spend homework often, 33% non-readers the same reason. It means that readers students and no-readers students spend more time on homework weather watching TV and it is good thing.
In study conducted by Owusu-Acheaw (2014) about reading habits among students and its effect on academic performance. It revealed the results The findings showed that majority of the respondents acknowledge the importance of reading, 68%
of respondents like to read a book with cartoon series picture. while 64% of the respondents only read for the purpose of passing examination. The study confirmed that reading habit has influence on academic performance and there is a relationship between reading habit and academic performance. The study recommended among others that lecturers should be advised to stop providing handouts to students but rather encourage them to use the library for research and also, the current system of assessing students should be given a second thought with respect to the formulae of assessment.
In study conducted by Cheah, (1998) noted that while students in Singapore will not hesitate to read school related materials, getting them to become life-long readers and read for the pleasure remains an uphill task. There are many factors that motivate reading among children. An international survey has shown that nearly half of the UK students participating in the study said that they read for relaxation while majority of the children from twelve developing countries revealed that they read for passing examinations. The reading habits of children have long been a matter of much interest to educators, parents, librarians, publishers and other stake holders. An understanding of reading habits and preferences of children would help them to take necessary measures for promoting reading among children. It is widely acknowledged that life-long habit of reading can best be inculcated and nurtured at the early stage. It is however a general observation that there is over emphasis on study reading rather than recreational or voluntary reading among children.
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The researcher findings through quantitative analysis that the students reading habits shows that the respondents preferred to surfing the internet with percentage 40%
than reading 16% for their leisure time. The finding it is also quite similar with the researcher by Pandian (2000) found that with technological development, currently, students are utilizing more leisure time to use the internet, watching television, and playing online games compared to reading activities. This finding directly proportional to the amount of reading per day of students which around 1 until 2 hours per day reading.
Similarly, with Shen (2006), the result of this study are consistent with findings from other studies that indicated students’ primary preference for reading online material. The result indicated that the college EFL students’ reading habits changed from paper-based reading. Priajana (2013) found that EFL students tend to read topics that support for their studies or academic purposes rather than reading for pleasure.
This can be seen a total of 32% of respondents read comics, which means that the students’ tent to read for hobby.
In the study conducted by Early (2014) about leisure reading habits of students in school reading and outside school reading. The results revealed that a variety of different factors contribute to the difference in reading outside of school compared to the reading that takes place in school (Early, 2014).If teachers are able to draw more of a connection between the two, then students will view their in school reading more positively (Kutay,2014).
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CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter consist about conclusions considering the result of this research.
Furthermore, related to the conclusion the researcher also give some suggestions.
A. Conclusions
First, students reading habit are: Students’ reading activity, Researcher find out that twelve graders students of SMAS PERINTIS BERBAK, they surf internet as the favorite habit and they use a lot of time to read outside of classroom. Students’ likeness and dislikeness in reading, Researcher find out that students have a good habit in reading, not all of them but most of students shows their frame of mind about like and interest to read. They prefer to read books such as comics, books with cartoon series and books with unique cover. Students’ reading enjoyment Researcher find out that students enjoy reading more in a place they like and they prefer novels to read. They read pleasure and took the enjoyments to entertain themselves in leisure. students’
language preferred in reading, Researcher found from the survey that Students at SMAS PERINTIS BERBAK are more comfortable reading use Indonesian and English compared to regional language. The researcher conclude that the students preferred to spend a major of their time surfing the internet 40% and other technology- related activities such as playing games rather than to read 24%. Most of the students read only 1-2 hours daily and some even read less than an hour in a day. The students read various types of reading material such as novel, comics, and textbook which indicated for extensive reading.
Second, factors influenced students’ reading habit are: Peer influence, Researcher found that peer influence on SMAS PERINTIS BERBAK was more in a positive direction because 12 out of 25 students liked to discuss the books they read.
Self or personal interests, Researcher found that students’ personal interest is still little to read in their spare time, they are still confused about what activities to do when they
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have space time. The condition of the school libraries, Researcher found that the SMAS PERINTIS BERBAK library was good enough to support students in read. Library’s reading resource, Researcher found that each students has a habit of reading different types of books and has different habits of reading per week.
Furthermore, To achieve the purpose of this study about reading habits of twelve graders senior high school at SMAS PERINTIS BERBAK, researcher find out that the twelve graders have Students need a guidance to face learning problem especially in reading English. Teacher should give the students extra efforts to make them do reading and make it as a habit. SMAS PERINTIS BERBAK using K13 Curriculum and there is a new subject here that can help students do more reading. In this subject students train to read books, and report what they read to the teacher. So, by doing that activity in literacy subject students will use to do reading and make it as a habit as well. Students can be motivated to read if the text that being read is interested.
At SMAS PERINTIS BERBAK, students interesting in reading English because they are understand the language, how to pronounce, understand what they read but sometimes they ask the teacher if they do not know the meaning, lack of vocabulary, embrace to asking the teacher. and many else.
B. Suggestion
Based on the finding of this research, the suggestions are:
(1) For students to increase the English reading habits. This is because, if the students are having high English reading habit, this will help the students to achieve a better English ability, and it will be easier to make the students more understand about any materials.
(2) For the English lecturers, it is better can help the students to know their English reading habits and increase their English reading habits, so that their academic result can be better and increase.
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(3) For another researcher, this research can be reference to conduct a research with same topic but different the scope and limitation, for example, like the participants, research methodology, and research instrument.
Furthermore, researcher hope that this study can also be a contribution for teacher or other people who want to do same research to know about students habits.
Before teaching students, a teacher should know the students first, because different students have different kind of habits. If teacher know the habits of the students so, they can manage students in good way.
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APPENDIX
Question SA A U DA SDA
1. I use a lot of time to learn English outside of classroom.
2. When I have leisure time, i do reading.
3. I surf the internet to read.
4. I read a lot at home.
5. I know how to read and pronounce the words in English
6. I always sound the words from the book when I read
7. I read to increase my comprehend in English 8. I read to increase my vocabulary in English.
9. I often discuss the books that I have read with my friends.
10. I always feel excited when i read a new book 11. I read only when i want to read only.
12. I ask the teacher about meaning of the words that I don’t understand from the book that I read.
13. I use dictionary such as electronic dictionary and dictionary book as a tool to help me in reading 14. Sometimes I read because I forced to read.
15. I worried if my teacher tell me to read in front of classroom.
16. I easy to forget what I read.
17. I try with my efford, but still difficult to start reading.
18. Easier for me to understand what i am reading if picture, graph, and diagram are included
19. When I read there is a place that I comfort to do reading at.
20. I read synopsis first and then I read the whole story.
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Question SA A U DA SDA
1. I more prefer books with unique cover because it is good and interesting.
2. I like to read a book with cartoon series picture.
3. I like to read comic than the other books 4. I like to read fiction / fairytale/ legend.
5. Reading is a boring activity.
6. I feel sleepy and exhausted when I do reading.
7. I read only for examination only.
8. I read because the theme of the story of the book.
Question SA A U DA SDA
1. I feel happy and excited when I read
2. Reading is one of interesting activity that I do 3. I am type of person who enjoy a good books.
4. I prefer novel to read in leisure time 5. I can read the book I like more than twice 6. I have a place that I like to use when reading.
Questions
1. Activities in leisure time
- Surf net
- Watch television - Sports
- Games - Reading 2. Amount of Time Spent Reading - 1 to 2 hours
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- 2 to 3 hours - 3 to 4 hours 3. Student Preferences of Reading
Materials
- Online e-books and journals
- Textbooks - Comics - Magazines - Newspapers 4. Preferred language for reading - Indonesia
- English - Malaya
Questions interview
- What kind of books do you read?
- How often do you read in one week?
- Have you ever gone to the library to read?
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Heri Hermawan
Date of Birth : Rantau Makmur, 18-01-1998
Gender : Male
Address : Rantau Makmur, rt 001 rw 03,kel. Simpang Berbak kec.
Berbak, kab. Tanjung Jabung Timur, prov. Jambi E-mail : [email protected]
Contact person : 081369644586 Educational Background
No Level of Education Address Graduate Year
1 SDN 105/x Rantau Makmur Rantau Makmur 2010
2 SMPN 22 Tanjab Timur Rantau Makmur 2013
3 SMA Perintis Berbak Rantau Makmur 2016
4 UIN STS JAMBI Sei. Duren, kec,
Jaluko, kab.
Muaro Jambi
2020
Jambi, November 24th 2020 Researcher
Heri Hermawan NIM. TE161731
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