ERIC Number: EJ1467537
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-2548-8457
EISSN: EISSN-2548-8465
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Students' Comprehensions Ability on a Digital Storybook: A Quasi Experiment Research with Fry Readability Analysis
Hendratno; Nurul Istiq’faroh; Fajar Nur Yasin; Amiruddin Hadi Wibowo; Abd. Ghofur
International Journal of Language Education, v9 n1 p114-131 2025
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Fry readability-based digital storybooks on reading comprehension skills among elementary school students. The method used in this study was an experimental research design with a pretest-posttest control group design to measure students' reading comprehension skills. The sample of this study was fourth-grade elementary school students. Data were collected through reading comprehension skills test sheets and analyzed using descriptive and statistical analysis to assess the extent to which the variables being studied align with the predetermined benchmarks. The results showed that digital storybooks based on Fry's graph readability are effective in improving the reading comprehension skills of fourth-grade elementary school students as evidenced by the n-gain test results, where the experimental class (medium) had higher scores than the control class (low). Based on the t-test, it has a significant effect with a calculated t-value greater than the table t-value. These findings show that books designed according to the grade level of students have an impact on reading comprehension skills, and the integration of digital technology in book development can attract students' attention to read with full understanding.
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Story Reading, Reading Comprehension, Benchmarking, Readability Formulas, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Comparative Analysis, Graphs, Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement, Scores, Teaching Methods, Reading Processes, Reading Tests, Readability, Reading Materials, Foreign Countries
International Journal of Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Literature
UNM Jl Daeng Tata Raya Makassar, South Sulawesi 90224 Indonesia. e-mail: ijole@unm.ac.id; Web site: https://ojs.unm.ac.id/ijole/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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