Anwar, Siti Has Nizan Binti (2023) INCREASING READING ABILITY THROUGH SHORT STORY IN WATTPAD APPLICATION AT MAN 1 PAREPARE. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Parepare.

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Abstract

This research was aimed to find out the increasing students‘ reading abilitythrough short story in Wattpad application at MAN 1 Parepare. Wattpad is a social networking site and service that allows user post comments, share photos, and share links to news and other interesting content on the internet. This research used pre-experimental research with a quantitative approach bytest (multiple-choice) in collecting data through pre-test and post-test. The sample were students ofMAN 1 Pareparein the eleventh grade.In choosing sample, researcher used purposive sampling in getting data. The subjects were 18 from 82 students of eleventh grade at MAN 1 Parepare. The result of the research showed thatthere are improvement of student reading ability after the the researcher carried out treatment through short story in Wattpad application to the students. It can be seen inthe students score of the students pre-test and post-test. The mean score of the student pre-test is 38.33. Meanwhile the mean score of the student post-test is 55.28. From the result of the mean score, there are increasing in the student reading ability.This research proved that using Wattpad application effective in teaching the students especially reading skill and its mean that null hypothesis was rejected and alternative hypothesis was accepted. So, based on the analysis above, the researcher concluded that using Wattpad application can increase the students reading ability and by using this application can attract the student in learning English.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Wattpad Application, Reading Ability, Short Story
Subjects: 13 EDUCATION > 1301 Education Systems > 130199 Education systems not elsewhere classified
Divisions: Fakultas Tarbiyah > Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Mahasiswa mbkm
Date Deposited: 23 Sep 2024 04:46
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2024 04:46
URI: https://repository.iainpare.ac.id/id/eprint/7725

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