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Using VOA news material through virtual small group discussion on the students’ reading comprehension for university level

Wirda Ningsih(1Mail), Zalisman Zalisman(2),
(1) STIT Al-Kifayah Riau, Pekanbaru, 28291, Indonesia
(2) STIT Al-Kifayah Riau, Pekanbaru, 28291, Indonesia

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Abstract


This study aims to determine the effect of using VoA News material through Virtual Small Group discussions on students' reading comprehension at the university level. It was carried out by using a quasi-experimental design. The population of this research was the second semester of PGMI-20 STIT AL-Kifayah Riau, Consisting of 222 students. The researcher took 47 students as the research sample, with 23 students as an experimental class in PGMI B-20 and 24 as control class in PGMI A-20. The sample was selected by using purposive sampling techniques. This research instrument was a written test used in the pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed using a T-test of Independent sample t-test and a paired sample t-test. The study's findings indicated substantial changes in reading comprehension abilities between the experimental and control groups. The experimental group benefited from VOA News Material via Virtual Small Group Discussion.

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reading comprehension; virtual small group discussion; VOA news material

   

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33122/ijase.v4i3.238 		       

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