The Effect of M-Webquest on Students’Achievement in Reading Comprehension and Self-Learning

Hadriana Hadriana

doi:10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n3p301

Abstract

This is a quasi-experiment to determine the effect of M-Webquest on students’ achievement in reading comprehension and self-learning of the English Language subject. 260 students were involved in this study, 130 students were treated in the treatment group and another 130 students were put in the control group. The data was collected by using a questionnaire and a set of test paper was used to test students’ reading comprehension. Results of this study has found that there is a significant difference of students achievement in the English Language reading comprehension and self-learning based on the teaching method. The collected data showed a significant difference of students’ achievement in reading comprehension based on students’ ability. The Pearson Correlation analysis was done and showed a significant relation between self-learning and students’ achievement in reading comprehension. The implication of the study on the use of M-WebQuest would definitely help teachers in their teaching and learning process to improve students’ achievement in the English language subject particularly in reading comprehension. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n3p301

Highlights

Language is one of the influential factors to determine one’s success in learning about oneself, his culture and others as well
260 secondary school students were involved as the respondents of this study. 130 students were treated with the M-WQ learning method in the treatment group, while another 130 students were put in the control group who learned English Language subject traditionally
7.1 Comparison of students achievement in the English Language reading comprehension based on teaching methods

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Introduction

Language is one of the influential factors to determine one’s success in learning about oneself, his culture and others as well. Knowing a language is beneficial for students to use their analytical and imaginative abilities to deliver ideas, feelings and to be involved with the society successfully. Language competency would enable one to communicate with other people to voice out his feeling, needs, opinions, experience, thinking, and knowledge, as well as to acquire new knowledge, to get information, and to understand other people verbally or in writing (Raminah Haji Sabran, 1993). According to Richards (2009), technology helps to accelerate the process of learning a language. Learning English language with the help of a computer would help students to improve their achievement in the language. Technology should be used in the process of learning the English Language subject, as it helps to improve students’ achievement in the subject. Teachers are encouraged to use technology as a teaching aid or as one of the teaching methods in the class

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