Coastal Students’ Perspectives on Digital Reading Comprehension: A Rasch Model Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the coastal students' perspective on digital reading comprehension. The study was conducted at Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji in the department of English Education in 2021. A descriptive quantitative method using questionnaires was applied to collect data from 70 second-semester students who participated in this exercise. The data collected was analyzed quantitatively using the Rasch model called Winsteps version 3.73 software. The results revealed that most coastal students had a good perception of digital reading comprehension. Furthermore, they believed digital reading greatly improved their reading comprehension than traditional methods.

Effect of Reading Strategy Use on Online Reading Comprehension

“…We also found that the attitude question was appropriate to the objectives of the study. The findings showed that the positive and significant effects of students' attitudes toward L 1 could be confirmed through their use of online reading strategies [78]. Thus, the study concludes that if students had positive attitudes toward L 1 learning, then they could use further online reading strategies [93,94].…”

“…[63] used the [77]'s (2011) PISA -2009 survey on digital reading literacy, which demonstrated that students' enjoyment of reading in their native language exerts a significant and positive effect on online reading achievement. Furthermore [78], conducted a study on the perspectives of Indonesian students on digital reading comprehension. Students from urban areas agreed that digital reading was extremely easy and practical to understand, whereas students from rural areas reported difficulties in online reading.…”

“…RH1: Problem-solving strategies were most frequently used by lower secondary students [ [12,22,74]]. RH2: Students' grammar attitude has a positive relation with their use of online reading strategies [78]. RH3: Students' use of online reading strategies has significant impacts on their reading comprehension achievement and language arts achievement in L 1 [13,22].…”

Coastal Students’ Perspectives Regarding the Utilization of Online Learning Platforms

“…Open-source e-learning platforms are used to educate students. E-learning has brought back the joy of studying and has shown to be more attractive among students due to its positive and creative content delivery [9][10][11].…”

“…None of them studied students' perception toward online learning platforms (Google Meet, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Learning Management System). Therefore, the objective of this study is to find out coastal students' [23][24][25] perspectives regarding the utilization of online learning platforms during teaching learning processes.…”