ASEAN Journal of Science and Engineering Education (AJSEE)
Vol 1, No 2 (2021): AJSEE: September 2021

The Effects of Problem-based Learning in Students Reading Comprehension for Mastering the Content and Vocabulary Acquisition

Hazwani Sidik (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn)
Alias Masek (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Apr 2021

Abstract

English reading comprehension is the most crucial language abilities in colleges where English is learned as a second language. A vigorous and powerful reading ability is certainly crucial in primary studies for students to accomplish in advanced education. However, the method in which they are instructed through lecture and paper pencil’s method were less relevant and effective in 21st Century. Students become passive, demotivated, bored, and feeling shy by the conventional teaching and learning. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) on student’s English reading comprehension for mastering the contents and vocabulary acquisition. The study used a quantitative data where using an experimental pre-posttest design and the independent t-test and one-way ANOVA has been performed to test the hypothesis of the studies. The result indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups for student’s reading comprehension for mastering the content and vocabulary acquisition using PBL. The results showed that the students who received PBL learning approached achieved higher performance outcome than student who is not received the PBL approach

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Journal Info

Abbrev

AJSEE

Publisher

Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Education Engineering Materials Science & Nanotechnology Other

Description

ASEAN Journal of Science and Engineering Education (AJSEE) promotes research in the broad field of science and Engineering Education (including such disciplines as Agriculture Education, Environmental Science Education, etc.) with particular respect to Indonesia, but not limited to authorship or ...