The Use of Authentic Reading Materials and Cooperative Learning Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension Ability of Vocational School Students Ujang Suparman

Abstract

The Use of Authentic Reading Materials and Cooperative Learning Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension Ability of Vocational School Students. Objective: the research aimed to investigate the correlation between students' perception on authentic materials and cooperative strategy on their reading achievement. Method: Three hypotheses were tested: a. perception on authentic materials and reading comprehension; b. perception on cooperative strategy and reading comprehension, and c. perception on authentic materials and cooperative strategy toward reading achievement. Findings: The reliability of reading test was r ii = 0.96; perception on authentic materials was r ii = 0.913; and that of the cooperative strategy was r ii = 0.862. Conclusion: a. There is a positive correlation between perception on X 1 and Y, Y = 11.046 + 0.270; X 1 coefficient correlation r 13 = 0.431. b. There is a significant effect of X 2 on Y, Y = 11.350 + 0.625, X 2 coefficient correlation r 23 = 0.411. c. There is significant effect of X 1 on X 2, X 1 = 5.314 + 0.974, X 2 coefficient correlation r 12 = 0.436.