THE USE OF THE OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONING TECHNIQUE IN IMPROVING STRUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION
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open-ended questioning technique, reading comprehension, improvementAbstract
The study aims to find out the use of open-ended questioning techniques in improving students’ reading comprehension and found students’ obstacles in using open-ended questioning techniques. The study was conducted at SMP Al-Izhar Cendekia Makassar and involved 16 students in class II (class VIII). By using a quantitative approach and a pre-experimental research design, this study collected data through pre-test, post-test, and questionnaires. After processing the data, the writer got the post-test average value greater than the pre-test average value, which is 58.31 > 19.81. It was proven that the use of open-ended questioning techniques in teaching reading comprehension improved by 38.5%. This means that using the open-ended questioning technique improved students’ reading comprehension. In addition, based on students’ responses to the questionnaire via a Google form, the most common obstacles faced by the students were categorized into understanding vocabulary.
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