2nd Workshop on Language, Literature and Society for Education, Wol2SED 2018, December 21-22 2018, Solo, Indonesia

Research Article

Improving Character-based Reading by Applying PQRST Method to the Students of English Education Study Program

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282784,
        author={P Haryono and Sugirin Sugirin and A Widyantoro},
        title={Improving Character-based Reading by Applying PQRST Method to the Students of English Education Study Program},
        proceedings={2nd Workshop on Language, Literature and Society for Education, Wol2SED 2018, December 21-22 2018, Solo, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={WOL2SED},
        year={2019},
        month={3},
        keywords={improving; character; reading},
        doi={10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282784}
    }
    
  • P Haryono
    Sugirin Sugirin
    A Widyantoro
    Year: 2019
    Improving Character-based Reading by Applying PQRST Method to the Students of English Education Study Program
    WOL2SED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282784
P Haryono1,*, Sugirin Sugirin1, A Widyantoro1
  • 1: Yogyakarta State University
*Contact email: pwharyono@gmail.com

Abstract

The research aims at describing whether or not PQRST method can be used to improve character-based reading of the fourth semester students of English Education Study Program. PQRST method is assumed to be appropriate used as a teaching method to improve students reading comprehension. In this classroom action reasearch, the researchers collected the data by doing observation during teaching and learnind character-based reading, giving test, interviewing students, and delivering questionaire. The data collected from precycle to cycle two were analyzed descriptively. Based on the data analysis, it showed that PQRST method was able to improve character-based reading of the fourth semester students of English Education Study Program