The Analysis of Reading Comprehension Question Levels in the English Textbook for Senior High School

Fitriani, Dina Helmi (2021) The Analysis of Reading Comprehension Question Levels in the English Textbook for Senior High School. Undergraduate (S1) thesis, IAIN Ponorogo.

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Abstract

Key words: analysis, low order thinking, high order thinking.
One of the textbooks utilized in Indonesia is the textbook that contains English learning materials for all teachers and students. Textbooks also help the teacher to develop a test for assessing the learning materials that have been instructed because textbooks consist of not only learning materials but also various kinds of tests that are valuable for teachers to measure students’ abilities. the higher order thinking skills are vital role throughout the learning process for the students because it could enhance their ability in critical thinking skill to evaluate the information. In addition, it is very important to prepare for the twelfth grade senior high school students who will continue their education to colleges in the future or for students who want to go to work having higher order thinking skills.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the English textbook for senior high school of grade twelfth by using Anderson’s taxonomy to fulfill the following objective (1) To find out the level of low order thinking skills (LOTS) exist in the reading comprehension questions of English textbook for senior high school (2) To find out the level of high order thinking skills (HOTS) exist in the reading comprehension questions of English textbook for senior high school.
In this study, the content analysis or document analysis method was used because the writer analyzed the contents of a textbook, especially the reading comprehension questions for twelfth grade students in the English textbook. The content or document analysis is a method of research applied to written or visual materials in order to identify the materials' specific characteristics. English textbook for grade twelfth students for senior high school published by the Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture in 2018 is used as the subject in this study. In this study the focus is on the reading comprehension issues contained in the textbook, particularly the essay items. Then, it selected and analyzed the questions listed in the textbooks. The researcher built a checklist on the basis of the cognitive domain’s Andersons Taxonomy. A table with eight columns composes the checklist. The serial number of the question was contained in the first column, the second column contained the question, whereas each of the following six columns contained one of the six cognitive levels of Andesrson’s Taxonomy, placed from low to high in sequence.
This study aimed at analyzing the level of questions contained within the reading comprehension questions of English course reading for high senior of grade. Anderson’s taxonomy that was utilized to analyze the level of reading comprehension questions are classified into two levels: low order thinking skills (remembering, understanding and applying) and high order thinking skills (analyzing, evaluating, creating). The data were collected then calculated into percentages and frequencies of which each level of thinking level within the questions. The comes about appears that 77% questions emphasize low level of questions (HOTS), whereas as it were 23% emphasize high level of questions ( high order thinking skills). In expansion, the questions within the English reading material are dominated by the understanding level which is one of the low order thinking skills. In this manner, it can be concluded that the reading comprehension questions contained within the English reading material for senior high school of grade twelfth are generally categorized as the low level of questions.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate (S1))
Thesis Supervisor: Dhinuk Puspita Kirana
Subjects: 13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Miss Perpustakaan IAIN Ponorogo
Date Deposited: 03 Jun 2021 04:24
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2021 04:24
URI: http://etheses.iainponorogo.ac.id/id/eprint/14974

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