Considering Student’s Reading Interest in Developing Blended Reading Assessment in Higher Education

Abstract

Students' reading interest is important to know to develop reading assessment. By considering students' reading interest, teacher can select material for assessment that was close to students' favorite reading material and reading setting. This research is aim at identifying students' reading interest especially in Basic Reading course in higher education. This research is a descriptive study with a questionnaire collection technique. The questionnaire was distributed via google form trough WhatsApp group of the students who learn Basic Reading subject in higher education. The questionnaire with 27 items has responded by 53 students that selected using simple random sampling. The questionnaire has been validated theoretically and statistically using SPPS for the quality of the instruments. The data were analyzed descriptively using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) by involving means and standard deviation. The result of the research shows that students' reading interest was fair, by the mean score of 3.55. It means that the students did not show a strong interest in reading. They still need support to make them enjoy in reading. The degree of their enjoyment in reading still needs improvement. Basic Reading subject is the potential to make them interested in reading, by considering their favorite reading material as the result of this research.

Students’ Engagement in Reading Through Literature Circle

“…In English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL), reading is acknowledged as being the most important skill to learn. Reading serves as a tool for learning about language as well as a source of information [21]. Reading encourages learners to use more foreign language by demonstrating their comprehension of the text they are reading.…”