Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement and Perception of Using Kahoot!

Abstract

In learning English, reading helps us develop the ability to read and understand texts in English well. Reading Comprehension is a person's ability to capture information or ideas conveyed by the author through reading so that they can interpret the ideas found. As for one of the games that can hone reading skills is Kahoot! which is used to assist teachers in teaching and make learning more interactive and fun for students. Strengthening students' understanding, by providing quizzes and games that involve students actively. The purpose of this study were to find out students’ reading comprehension achievement and students’perceptions of learning using Kahoot! . The quantitative method was used in this study analyze students' perceptions of learning using Kahoot!. The population in this study were 30 students of class 7A of SMP Tri Dharma Palembang. Data were collected through reading test, questionnaires, and interviews. A significant difference was detected between the pre-test and post-test scores in the experimental class based on the Wilcoxon test results, the Asymptotic Significance (2-tailed) was 0.000, which was less than the generally used significance level (typically 0.05). As a result, the difference in scores between the pre-test and post-test in the experimental class was significant. This study shows the results that students' perceptions are in the low category with a percentage of 6% which means that the perceptions of students of SMP Tri Dharma Palembang are negative perceptions. While the reading test results of students of Smp Tri Dharma Palembang are included in the proficient category with a percentage of 56%. This indicates that students' reading achievement is not much influenced by their perception towards learning using Kahoot! In this study, the perception factor towards learning using Kahoot! which is an internal factor showed a significant relationship with reading comprehension achievement. Therefore, this study emphasizes that students, teachers and educational institutions should work together in improving game-based education services, communication and systems to be more beneficial in improving students' reading ability.