THE EFFICACY OF DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT’S READING COMPREHENSION : THE CASE OF ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN SMA NEGERI 2 REMBANG

Munawaroh, Zazirotul. 2023. The Efficacy of Dynamic Assessment to Improve
The Student’s Reading Comprehension : The Case Of Eleventh Grade Students
in SMA Negeri 2 Rembang. Final Project, English Study Program, Faculty of
Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor 1: Dr.
Wiyaka, M.Pd., Advisor 2: Fitri Yulianti, S.Pd.,M.Pd.
Keywords: Dynamic Assessment, Reading Comprehension
The application of dynamic assessment in reading comprehension in the English
classroom of the senior high schools eleventh grade was the main emphasis of this
study. The author applied a quasi-experimental research design, followed by a
qualitative research design, to achieve this goal using a mixed method
methodology. There were 71 students in that took part in the study. The author
employed an open questionnaire in experimental class and a reading
comprehension test to get the data. Following data collection, the author used SPSS
22 to evaluate the quantitative data, including mean score, descriptive statistics, and
tests for normality. The open questionnaire was analyzed using thematic analysis.
The results of the research show that the experimental class's students reading
comprehension is higher than that of the control class students. Additionally,
according to data from the tests of normality, children in the experimental class
who were exposed to dynamic assessment showed greater gains in their reading
comprehension. The students in the experimental class also express some favorable
opinions on dynamic assessment. Dynamic assessment is seen as entertaining,
collaborative, effective, and improving learning motivation. This result has
demonstrated that the use of dynamic assessment in reading comprehension lessons
is advantageous and worthwhile.