scholarly journals DESIGNING LIFE SKILL – BASED ENGLISH READING MATERIALS FOR SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 PRINGGASELA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-322
Author(s):  
Sutarman Sutarman ◽  
Ari Saputra ◽  
Syamsurrijal Syamsurrijal
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Life Skill ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Designed Materials ◽  
Teacher's Manual ◽  
Readability Level

This research aims to: developing life skill-based English reading materials design for the second grade students  of SMA NEGERI 1 PRINGGASELA. The design used in this research is report design by using R&D ( Research and Development ) approach. The subjects of this research are the second grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Pringgasela in academic year 2016/2017. There are 35 students. In collecting data, the researcher uses two steps. First, the researcher distributed questionnaires into the students. Second, the researcher gathers data for conducting evaluation, opinion and suggestion from an English Teacher of SMAN 1 Pringgasela and an expert of designed materials. All responses and comments to the open questions were reviewed and grouped into some meaningful categories as they provide useful information for revising the product.        To determine the readability level of the texts used in new developed reading materials, the following are the categories of readability level and reader grade level according to Flesch Readability East Formula and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. Scores between 90.0 and 100.0, considered easily understandable. Scores between 60.0 and 70.0, considered easily understood. Scores between 0.0 and 30.0, considered easily understood. The final product of the materials consists of a course material of Life Skill Based English Material and a teacher’s manual. Whole Language Reading provides rich input of reading strategies, variety of topics, concepts, texts, activities, tasks, and evaluations. Using this material makes reading more holistic and meaningful as it provides integration across language skills and subject areas. Educational institutions need to provide a rich learning environment with a variety of reading sources, print and digital to provide opportunities for students to choose and determine reading materials that suit their needs.

scholarly journals Developing Reading Materials In Narrative Texts For Second Grade Students Of Fashion Design Department At SMK Negeri 8 Medan

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irda Silvia Sitepu ◽  
Willem Saragih ◽  
Rafika Dewi Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Design Program ◽  
Reading Materials

This study aims to develop reading materials needed for students at SMKN 8 Medan.The research was conducted by Research and Development (R & D) develop through six phases; gathering information and data, analyzing data, develop new materials, validating by experts, revising and final product. It was conducted at SMKN 8 Medan, especially grade XI. The data were gathered by administering interview to English teacher and distributing questionnaire to 27 students’ needs. The interview and questionnaire results prove that the students need English reading materials which contain the appropriate knowledge or topic with the Kemendikbud (Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan), syllabus and students’ need. Thus, developing materials are narrative text, the narrative texts expose the texts about fashion which are adjacent with students’ need. The products have been validated by experts. The average scores are 4.6 or 92 % from English Lecturer and 4.75 or 95% or from English Teacher. It means the developing materials categorized as relevant or appropriate for students at SMN 8 Medan grade XI Keywords: Research and Development (R & D), Reading Materials, Vocational School, Fashion Design Program

scholarly journals THE READABILTY OF READING MATERIALS IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 1 BERINGIN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo Kismarianto ◽  
Masitowarni Siregar ◽  
Yeni Erlita
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Readability Level ◽  
Original Formula ◽  
Readability Formula

This study focused on the readability of reading materials in English textbook for grade XI students of SMK Negeri 1 Beringin. This study attempted to find out the English reading materials appropriateness in terms of the readability level for the target students. This study was categorized as descriptive quantitative research. The source of the data were the reading materials from English in Professional Job Situations textbook published by Grafindo Media Pratama which was designed under guidance of Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendisdikan (KTSP). The Dale and Chall original formula was used to analyze the data from the textbook. The findings of the study showed that most of the reading materials in English in Professional Job Situations textbook were only appropriate for the 13-15th grade (college) and were considered too hard for the eleventh grade students.Keywords: Readability, The Dale and Chall Original Formula, Readability Formula, English Textbooks for Eleventh Grade Students.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING READING MATERIALS OF PROCEDURE TEXTS FOR SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF BEAUTY PROGRAM AT SMK NEGERI 8 MEDAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cory Flora Oktavia Butarbutar ◽  
Willem Saragih ◽  
Muhammad Natsir
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean

The objective of this study is to develop suitable procedure text materials for reading skill, for Beauty program students. It was found that procedure text materials provided in the students’ textbook were not suitable to the needs and interests of Beauty program students. This research was conducted based on educational research and development (R&D) through six steps, namely: gathering data, analyzing data, developing procedure text materials, validating procedure text materials, revising procedure text materials and final product. There are some instruments that were applied in this research namely questionnaire and interview .The subject of this study was XI Grade of Beauty program. Based on the needs analysis conducted there were 4 procedure texts related to Beauty program developed. The researcher developed the text by selecting and adapting relevant procedure texts related to Beauty program from internet and book as the sources. Then, the selected texts were adapted based on the principles of materials development in order to present well organized suitable procedure text materials. These developed procedure text materials had been validated by two experts and the average score gotten is 4.07. It is categorized “Good” since the mean is within the interval 3.40 < ≤ 4.19. It means that the developed procedure text materials for reading skill are suitable for the eleventh grade students of Beauty program. Key words: research and development (R&D), procedure text, Beauty program

scholarly journals DEVELOPING ESP READING MATERIALS FOR THE ELEVENTH YEAR DRESSMAKING STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosy Maya Deli Samosir ◽  
Lidiman S M Sinaga ◽  
Tiarnita M S Siregar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Research Findings

The Objective of this research were: (1) To develop ERM to meet the needs of second grade of dressmaking students at SMKN 10 Medan, (2) To Design ERM which is suitable to the needs of second grade of dressmaking students at SMKN 10 Medan. The subjects were the eleventh year students of dressmaking department at SMKN 10 Medan. The study was a Research and Development (R & D) study which is adapted from Borg and Gall (1983). This research were conducted by six phases, they are, Gathering information and data, Analyzing data, Designing new reading materials, Validating new reading materials, Revising new reading materials, Revised-developing reading materials. The Instruments for collecting the data were 30 questionarries need analysis and interview students, teacher and practitioner. The results from the data were the students need authentic material which related and appropriate to their need in order they can understand English well. The developed materials were validated by two experts, one is a lecture and the other is a teacher. The validator scored 4 creteria. The research findings showed that the developed materials were appropriate to be implemented. The average score of validation was 4,72 (lecture score) and 4,75 (teacher score). Based on the results of the study, conclusion and suggestions are directed to the teachers and institution who are teaching in SMKN 10 Medan generally to create and to develop the materials based on students need.Key words: English Reading Materials, Vocational High School Students,                  English for Specific Purpose

Fast Brisk Structured Lessons Motivation Learning Success Pride

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Asha K. Jitendra ◽  
Rachael Torgerson-Tubiello
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
The World

These words describe contraction lessons—and results—in a “contracted” sentence. Second-grade students who were reading at the first-grade level have experienced success with the fast-paced lessons described here. And they have gone on to enjoy the world of children's literature. In this article, we describe how we planned and successfully implemented lessons to teach contractions to a group of 6 low-performing second graders, including Tamara, a girl with learning disabilities (see box).

scholarly journals THE READABILITY OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI I BINJAI

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Floridawaty Siregar ◽  
Anni Holila Pulungan ◽  
Sortha Silitonga
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Average Score ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Cloze Procedure ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Readability Level ◽  
Cloze Test ◽  
Reading Texts

This research was aimed to find out whether the English reading texts are appropriate or not in terms of the readability level for the tenth grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Binjai. This study focuses on the readability level of English reading texts for grade X students of SMK Negeri 1 Binjai majoring in Banking class in the academic year 2015/2016. This study is categorized as descriptive quantitative research. The data of the study was seven reading texts from an English textbook entitled Bahasa Inggris published by Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan in 2014 with various length and genres as the source of data tested to 30 students as the research sample. The instruments of the research were Flesch-Kincaid Grade level and Cloze Procedure Test. For the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Formula, the researcher counts the words, syllables, sentences, the average number of words per sentence and the average number of syllables per words of the reading text to determine the level of readability of the English texts in students’ textbook. The cloze test was used to assess the difficulty in terms of a reader’s understanding and response to the structure of the language of a text. The results of the study show that based on the cloze test result, the researcher gets the average score of 7 reading texts is 57.39% and based on the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Formula the average score is 6 so it can be concluded that reading texts of Bahasa Inggris published by Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan in 2014 are in the Independent level because the reading texts are readable and understandable to the tenth grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Binjai, and the texts are predicted to be quite easy. Therefore, the researcher takes a conclusion that this textbook is not appropriate to be used by the students at the tenth grade students of SMK Negeri 1 Binjai because they can read them by their own. Keywords : Readability, English Textbook, Students of SMK Negeri 1 Binjai.

scholarly journals Efforts to Improve The Understanding of Mathematics Concepts of Two-Dimentional Figures Materials Using Powerpoint Media in Primary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 565
Author(s):  
Indah Cahyani
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Mathematical Concept ◽  
Mathematical Ability ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Second Grade Students

<em>This article is intended to understand the mathematical concept of the two-dimentional figure data for the second grade students of elementary schools of Kalisari for the year of Caliology in 2020/2021. This study uses two cycles. Each cycle begins with planning, execution, observation, and reflection. The results of the study in first cycle showed 62% complete education and in second cycle an increase of first cycle, 81% students has complete among 21 education participants in the second cycle. The results showed that the PowerPoint media improved the understanding of the concept of students in Elementary School of Kalisari second grade level intangible architectural mathematical ability</em>

scholarly journals Developing English Reading Material for the Second Grade of Vocational High School

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 12-32
Author(s):  
Arif Widyantoro
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials

The purpose of this study are to describe how to develop English reading materials for the second grade of Vocational High School and to explain the advantages and disadvantages of developing English reading materials for the second grade of vocational high school. Using English reading material for developing the students’ ability of the second grade of vocational high school is one of the ways to make the students interested in learning English. In teaching English reading materials, this paper applies two phases (planning phase, implementing phase, evaluating phase) and PQRST (Preview, Question, Read, Summarize, Test) method. The advantages of developing English reading material for the second grade of vocational high school are: It can develop their vocabulary and grammar mastery. It is described that using reading materials in developing the students’ proficiency of English is very beneficial. The students get the systematic, effective, and efficient learning method, and also they can enjoy the teaching learning process. Encourage the student to improve their previous background knowledge of fundamental concepts. It can motivate the Students to actively reflect upon the material being studied prior to its presentation in class and to search for explanations or solutions on their own. While, the disadvantages are: It cannot develop the listening skill directly; It may happen that the students did not understand clearly about the generic structure and language feature of the text if they just pay attention with the meaning of each word. The writer hopes that this paper can be used as a reference for the teachers who want to improve their students’ ability, especially in reading ability. Furthermore, it can be a reference for the students of English department who want to write a paper or a thesis. Keywords: English Language, Reading, Vocational High School  

scholarly journals DEVELOPING READING MATERIALS OF PROCEDURE TEXTS FOR SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF BEAUTY PROGRAM AT SMK NEGERI 8 MEDAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cory Flora Oktavia Butarbutar ◽  
Willem Saragih ◽  
Muhammad Natsir
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Procedure Text ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean

The objective of this study is to develop suitable procedure text materials for reading skill, for Beauty program students. It was found that procedure text materials provided in the students’ textbook were not suitable to the needs and interests of Beauty program students. This research was conducted based on educational research and development (R&D) through six steps, namely: gathering data, analyzing data, developing procedure text materials, validating procedure text materials, revising procedure text materials and final product. There are some instruments that were applied in this research namely questionnaire and interview .The subject of this study was XI Grade of Beauty program. Based on the needs analysis conducted there were 4 procedure texts related to Beauty program developed. The researcher developed the text by selecting and adapting relevant procedure texts related to Beauty program from internet and book as the sources. Then, the selected texts were adapted based on the principles of materials development in order to present well organized suitable procedure text materials. These developed procedure text materials had been validated by two experts and the average score gotten is 4.07. It is categorized “Good” since the mean is within the interval 3.40 < ≤ 4.19. It means that the developed procedure text materials for reading skill are suitable for the eleventh grade students of Beauty program. Key words: research and development (R&D), procedure text, Beauty program

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