Analysis of Reading Skills In Comprehension of Jataka Stories In Kusalamitra Homeschooling Students

This study aimed to analyze the reading comprehension skills of the Jataka story in Buddhist education learning at Homeschooling Kusalamitra, Gunung Kidul. The focus was on seven aspects of comprehension: (1) lexical meaning, (2) grammatical meaning, (3) rhetorical meaning, (4) the author’s intent and purpose, (5) the reader’s cultural reaction, (6) identification of characters, time, and place, and (7) drawing conclusions. This quantitative research employed a one-shot case study design with 20 tenth-grade students as subjects. Data were collected through a reading comprehension test and assessed using the Benchmark Reference Assessment (PAP). Data analysis involved calculating the percentage of students’ average scores. The findings showed that students’ reading comprehension skills were in the high category, with an average score of 78.25 (benchmark score: 60). Specifically, students achieved 70% in lexical meaning, 76.25% in grammatical meaning, 68.75% in rhetorical meaning, 90% in understanding the author’s purpose, 87.5% in cultural reaction, 87.5% in identifying story elements, and 87.5% in drawing conclusions. These results indicate that students demonstrated strong comprehension of the Jataka story within Buddhist education learning.