STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING THE TOEFL READING TEST OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM AT IAIN PALOPO

HENDRIK, HENDRIK (2024) STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING THE TOEFL READING TEST OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM AT IAIN PALOPO. Other thesis, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palopo.

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ABSTRACT
Hendrik, 2023. This research aims to investigate“Students’Difficulties in
Understanding the TOEFL Reading Test of English Language Education
Study Program at IAIN Palopo.”Thesis, English Language Education Study
Program Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty State Islamic Institute of
Palopo, supervised by: Dr. Wisran,S.S, M.Pd. and Dewi Furwana, S.Pd.i.,
M.Pd.
This research aims to investigate the difficulties faced by students in
understanding the TOEFL Reading test and to find the factors that influence the
difficulties in understanding the TOEFL Reading test. This research used
descriptive qualitative method. The subjects of this research were 13 of the 3th
semester in the English Department of IAIN Palopo in the 2023/2024 academic
year. The instruments used to collect data were the TOEFL Reading test
consisting of 50 questions in the form of multiple choice and an interview
consisting of 5 questions. Based on the analysis of the TOEFL test results, it was
found that the unstated detail question is the most difficult question faced by
students and the question has been classified into the most difficult question based
on the difficulty index formula. Meanwhile, the interview results show that
students' opinions regarding the factors that influence the difficulty of
understanding the TOEFL Reading test were lack of focus, time management,
vocabulary mastery, lack of understanding of the aspects of the questions
contained in the TOEFL questions, and lack of practice working on questions or
taking the TOEFL test.
Keywords: Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Paper Based Test in Reading

Item Type:	Thesis (Other)
Subjects:	400 Ilmu Bahasa, Kebahasaan > 420 Bahasa Inggris
Divisions:	Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan > Program Studi S-1 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	S.E Irwansyah Muchtar
Date Deposited:	30 Apr 2024 00:55
Last Modified:	30 Apr 2024 00:55
URI:	http://repository.iainpalopo.ac.id/id/eprint/8700

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