The Role of Inquiry Based Learning to Improve Reading Comprehension of EFL Students

Abstract

Approaches in reading have widely emerged to fulfill the needs of learners to comprehend a text and to change their reading habit which is one of them is Inquiry Based Learning (IBL). Thus, this study aims to identify the role of Inquiry Based Learning to improve reading comprehension. The design of this study was mixed method with QUAN-qual model. The quantitative method used quasi-experimental design with control and experimental group including pre-test and post-test. It used purposive sampling technique to determine the samples who involved 40 students; 19 students in control class and 21 students in experimental class. This study was conducted at third semester students of English Education Department of STKIP Muhammadiyah Sidrap. The data were gained through test and non-test (questionnaire and interview). Then, the data were analyzed through SPSS 22. The significant findings of the recent study was the roles of IBL; developing students’ reading proficiency, engaging the students with complex texts, practicing students’ all levels of comprehension as they take a part in IBL phases,activating students prior knowledge, aligning inquiry process to students’ reading comprehension, providing students to work with team and enhancing students’ learning process. Finally, this study could be implemented practically and pedagogically in the study of IBL.

The Influence of The Big Book Media Has The Character of Conservation in Early Reading

“…Reading habits will improve reading comprehension and vocabulary multiplication (Syafitri, 2018), therefore big book media with conservation characteristics must be able to increase interest in reading the beginnings of low-class students. The role of the teacher is also very important in teaching reading (Ermawati, et al 2018) in using big book media should be able to facilitate students in the learning process and provide real experience . The purpose of this study is to see the influence of the big book media with conservation characteristics in early reading.…”

Genre Based Inquiry Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL GBI) to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills of Exposition Text

“…The data shows that inquiry-learning models can be used to improve English reading skills, especially exposition texts [7][8][9]. Such conditions according to some research show the implementation of Inquiry-based Learning, the effect of Genre Based Instruction Systemic Functional Linguistic-An aid, Functional Linguistic Genre Pedagogy (SFL GP), the effect of genre Based instruction can improve EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension [2][3][4].…”

“…The results of the preliminary study show that in general, teachers have difficulties in implementing one of the innovative learning models into learning reading comprehension skills in English subjects [1]. Some research show the implementation of Inquiry-based learning, genrebased instruction systemic functional linguistic and genrebased instruction can improve EFL learners' reading comprehension [2][3][4].…”

Inquiry-Based Learning: An Attempt to Enhance Students’ Speaking Performance

“…To add the idea of using IBL, (Ermawati & Pammu, 2017) tried to find how IBL was applied in classroom and whether IBL improved students' reading comprehension. With the IBL's five stages to apply, namely (1) engagement, where students engaged with the topic being discussed, (2) exploration, where students explored the process by reading strategies, (3) explanation, where students were to explain the result of the reading strategy, (4) elaboration, where students answered the questions related to the text, and (5) evaluation, where both teacher and students evaluated the whole process, the result showed that IBL implementation in ELT was good to improve students' reading comprehension of EFL.…”