Validity stands as the most fundamental principle in language assessment, ensuring that a test accurately measures what it is intended to measure. Content validity is a crucial aspect that ensures test items align with specific learning objectives. However, it was observed that student teachers often overlooked the importance of content validity in the tests they designed, leading to a potentia…
Understanding the difficulties students face in reading comprehension is essential for improving learning outcomes. Classroom observations and prior research revealed that many seventh graders at SMPN 10 Magelang struggled with descriptive texts, with 65% scoring below the passing grade. Conventional strategies such as lectures and text-based learning strategies dominated instruction, resulting…
Reading comprehension is one of the important skills in learning English, yet many students still face difficulties accessing the material that is relevant to them. Most existing materials are general content that does not always align with students’ cultural backgrounds. Therefore, it is important to integrate local culture into reading materials to increase students’ motivation and unders…
Blooket serves as a technology-integrated educational tool that has the potential to improve students' reading comprehension. This research investigates the effectiveness of using the Blooket platform to support tenth graders in understanding report texts. The writer uses quantitative research methodology and applies pre-tests and post-tests. The research design is a quasi-experimental …
This study was motivated by the low self-confidence of students in speaking English, which often triggers speaking anxiety in the classroom. According to Lazarus and Folkman (1984), coping refers to individuals’ efforts to manage stressful demands, which can be categorized into problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Folkman (2010) further introduced meaning-focused copin…
Effective interaction between teachers and students not only supports the delivery of knowledge but also enhances students’ engagement, motivation, and understanding. However, in a real classroom environment, especially in English classes, there are often some challenges such as frequent miscommunication, lack of student engagement, and teacher-centered teaching. Many students struggl…
Writing is one of the important skills that should be taught in senior high school and allows students to express their thoughts clearly, organize ideas logically, and convey information effectively. However, the tenth graders of still find difficulties in learning writing especially in narrative text and the students’ have a low motivation in writing. The result of the writing test i…
Reading comprehension is vital in learning English, especially for procedural texts requiring step-by-step instructions. Students must analyze and create meaning from these texts to support their academic growth and communication skills. However, challenges such as low motivation and poor comprehension skills still exist, worsened by repetitive learning strategies and a lack of technolo…
This study aims to improve students’ speaking skill and activeness in descriptive text by using Reflection in Practice as a learning strategy. The research was conducted through classroom action research involving seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Magelang. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques were employed to analyze the data. The result showed an improvement in st…
Listening skill is one of the fundamental aspects of mastering a foreign language such as English. The skill to listen to descriptive text can help students recognize the pronunciation of words in English and gain a deeper understanding of the information they hear. However, many educational sectors have yet to implement training in listening skill, which can hinder students' academic performan…