THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE STYLE AND EFL LEARNERS’ READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY

ISNAINI, DESY (2014) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE STYLE AND EFL LEARNERS’ READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY. undergraduate thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between cognitive style and EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability of the undergraduated students at University of Muhammadiah Gresik. The participants of this study are thirteen students’ of English Language Education Department in University of Muhammadiyah Gresik. Group Embedded Figures Test was administered to the participants as the instrument to measure students’ cognitive style. TOEFL reading comprehension was used to measure students’ reading comprehension ability. Pearson Product Moment was applied in this study to determine the significant relationship between two variables exist in this current study as the variable of cognitive style and reading comprehension calculated in form of ratio data. The result showed that all of the participants in this study belong to field dependent learners. The score of TOEFL reading test showed that the participants have a low ability in the reading comprehension with the average score 18 of 50. Based on the value of Pearson Product Moment coefficient and the hypothesis testing, it showed that there is not significant moderate positive correlation between cognitive style and EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability (r = 0.456), (sig = 0.118). It can be concluded that the field dependent leaners have a low ability in the breaking information. They are difficult to solve problem but they have warm personality. Although the finding of this study revealed that there is no significant relationship between cognitive style and reading comprehension, further research is needed to be carried out to investigate more the relationship between cognitive style and reading comprehension ability.

Item Type:	Thesis (undergraduate)
Subjects:	English Education English Education > English Education English Education > English literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Teacher Training and Education > English Education Study Program
Depositing User:	tri risdianto saifullah
Date Deposited:	21 Jun 2019 08:28
Last Modified:	21 Jun 2019 08:28
URI:	http://eprints.umg.ac.id/id/eprint/1210

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