N-Gain Algorithm for Analysis of Basic Reading

Abstract

The background of this research is to observe the effectivenes of the Basic Reading textbook as one of learning materials for reading subject. It is intended to discover the implementation of the Basic Reading textbook in one of the private universities in West Sumatera. The method of this research is descriptive research which quantitatively approaches. The second-year students of English Department at one of the private universities in West Sumatera were taken as the sample for this research. Data collection techniques were used tests; reading tests and observation; to identify students’ soft skills.The researchers used one group pretest-posttest design which is calculated by using N-Gain Normalization. The data showed that there is significantly different between the result of the test before and after using the Basic Reading textbook. The result of N-Gain calculation shows 0.43 which is categorized as moderate which means the book improves students’ cognitive learning outcomes in the reading subject. Thus, students also instill core ethical values in daily living. It can be concluded that the textbook used increased students’ hard and soft skills.