Zahra, Nur Adibatuz (2024) The Influence Of Wattpad Application As A Learning Media On The Students’ Reading Skill At The Third Semester Of English Study Program At IAIN Metro. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of using the Wattpad application as a learning medium on reading skills among third-semester students in the English Study Program at IAIN Metro, with digital technology increasingly adopted in education, interactive media platforms like Wattpad have the potential to enhance literacy skills by providing engaging and varied reading materials. Wattpad as a storytelling platform, offers as a diverse selection of genres that appeal to young readers and can be utilized to enrich classroom learning.

This research employs an experimental design with a quantitative approach, comparing two groups: an experimental group using Wattpad as a learning medium and a control group following traditional reading methods. Both groups undertook pre-test and post-test assessment to measure changes in reading skills. Data analysis reveals a significant improvement in the reading abilities of students in the experimental group compared to the control group.

Resukts from the paired t-test indicate a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000, which is less than 0.05, indicating a discernible difference in student learning outcomes between the pre-test and post-test. Consequently, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted, signifying a positive and significant influence resulting from the Wattpad application as a Learning media. Furthermore, data analysis reveals increase in the maximum score from 62.00 in the pre-test to 100.00 in the post-test, underscoring a positive and significant influence stemming from the implementation of the Wattpad application as a Learning media on the students reading skill at the third semester of English study program at IAIN Metro.

Keywords: Wattpad, Learning media, reading skill.

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