IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY

This paper highlights the findings of a study which was undertaken at Islamic State College of Palangka Raya. The aim of the study was to describe how the Directed Reading Thinking Activity (henceforth DR-TA) strategy can improve reading comprehension. The data were taken from observation, field not...

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Main Author: Santi Erliana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka Raya 2011-03-01
Series:Journal on English as a Foreign Language
Online Access:http://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/jefl/article/view/36
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spelling doaj-a0e41023c6d54f0abad0d004a36e75e42020-11-25T00:20:56ZengInstitut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka RayaJournal on English as a Foreign Language2088-16572502-66152011-03-0111495734IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGYSanti Erliana0State Islamic College of Palangka RayaThis paper highlights the findings of a study which was undertaken at Islamic State College of Palangka Raya. The aim of the study was to describe how the Directed Reading Thinking Activity (henceforth DR-TA) strategy can improve reading comprehension. The data were taken from observation, field notes, questionnaire, and achievement test. The result reveals that the DR-TA not only improves students’ comprehension but also increases their motivation in learning. Keywords: comprehension, DRTA, expository, reading skill, texthttp://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/jefl/article/view/36
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IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY
Journal on English as a Foreign Language
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title IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY
title_short IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY
title_full IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY
title_fullStr IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY
title_full_unstemmed IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING-THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY
title_sort improving reading comprehension through directed reading-thinking activity (drta) strategy
publisher Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka Raya
series Journal on English as a Foreign Language
issn 2088-1657
2502-6615
publishDate 2011-03-01
description This paper highlights the findings of a study which was undertaken at Islamic State College of Palangka Raya. The aim of the study was to describe how the Directed Reading Thinking Activity (henceforth DR-TA) strategy can improve reading comprehension. The data were taken from observation, field notes, questionnaire, and achievement test. The result reveals that the DR-TA not only improves students’ comprehension but also increases their motivation in learning. Keywords: comprehension, DRTA, expository, reading skill, text
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