Improving Students' Comprehension of Narrative Texts Through Educaplay Games
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Educaplay, Reading Comprehension, Narrative TextsAbstract
This quantitative study used a pre-experimental design to test the improvement in students' understanding of narrative texts in English language learning through the use of Educaplay web-based learning media. Thirty-four eleventh-grade students from a private high school who took English classes were the subjects of this study. In this study, the researcher used multiple-choice tests administered in the form of pre-tests and post-tests as research instruments. To determine whether there was a difference in scores before and after the treatment, the researcher used a paired sample t-test. After that, the researcher measured the strength of the treatment effect using Cohen's d, and the results obtained showed a significant increase and difference in students' understanding of narrative texts after the treatment was given. The results of the analysis showed a significant difference in students' understanding of narrative texts, as indicated by a p-value < 0.001. In addition, a Cohen's d value of 1.6 indicates a strong effect. The findings of this study prove that Educaplay is an effective digital tool for improving students' understanding of narrative texts in English language learning.
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Brown, H. D., & Abeywickrama, P. (2018). Language assessment: Principles and classroom practices (3rd ed.). Pearson Education.
Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (4th ed.). Pearson Education.
Erlidawati, E. (2023). Students’ topic interest in learning reading comprehension. Pedagogika: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Kependidikan, 3(1), 97–102. https://doi.org/10.57251/ped.v3i1.984
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Gabrito, R. C., Ibañez, R. Y., & Velza, J. F. P. (2023). Impact of online gaming on the academic performance of debesmscat: Cawayan campus students. November. https://doi.org/10.15294/sji.v10i4.45007
Julaiha, S., Syahputri, D., & Prihatini, S. (2022). The effect of picture as media to the students’ achievement in vocabulary. Excellence: Journal of English and English Education, 2(1), 21–25. https://doi.org/10.35529/JLLTE.V2I2
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