Using critical reading strategies; one way for assessing students’ reading comprehension

Harida, Eka Sustri (2016) Using critical reading strategies; one way for assessing students’ reading comprehension. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar onEnglish Language and Teaching (ISELT-4), 11-12 Mei 2016, Padang.

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Abstract

Assessment is the evaluation for the students’ ability in one material or one subject of learning in
order to know how far the students understand the material are, and it needs an authentic one to get
the best result of the students’ learning. Many assessment have been done in assessing students’
reading comprehension, meanwhile not all assessment is appropriate to the students’ need.
Moreover, in assessing students’ reading comprehension, an authentic assessment can be in the real
world or the real context for their living and their environment. An Authentic Task is an assignment
given to students designed to assess their ability to apply standard-driven knowledge and skills to
real-world challenges. One way to assess students’ reading comprehension can be done by using
Critical Reading Strategies. It is known that the strategy help the students in comprehending the
contents of the text well. By applying the strategies, the students will be more comprehend about the
text. It is realized that it is difficult for the students to use it, meanwhile it is proved that it makes the
students understand the text well. Thus, it can be concluded that the students’ reading
comprehension can be evaluated by using Critical Reading Strategies, and it is proved that it has
good result.

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