AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO READ REPORT TEXTS AT SMKN 5 PADANG
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to describe the eleventh grade students’ ability to read report texts at SMKN 5 Padang. This research focused on students' ability to read report texts in the level of literal comprehension.The design of this research was descriptive. The population of this research was the eleventh grade students at SMKN 5 Padang. The researcher used purposive sampling technique, and the number of sample was 25 students. The data were collected by giving a reading test in the form of multiple choices. To know the reliability of the test, the researcher used split half method and the reliability index of this test was 0.93 and it was categorized into very high. Then the test was valid because it was based on the students’ learning material or what they supposed to learn at school. In general, the result of the data analysis revealed that 48% of the eleventh grade students at SMKN 5 Padang had high ability and 52% others had low ability in reading report texts. It means that the eleventh grade students’ ability to read report texts was low. Specifically, the eleventh grade students at SMKN 5 Padang had high ability to find the main idea of report texts and had low ability to understand the detailed information of report texts. Consequently, the students are suggested to study harder, do more reading exercises, and learn more about report texts, particularly in understanding the detailed information of report texts. Key Words: Ability, Reading, Comprehension, Report TextReferensi
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