Exploring the Students' Experience of Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Strategy on Reading Comprehension at the Third Grade of Senior High School

Febrianti, Ika Nurita (2025) Exploring the Students' Experience of Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Strategy on Reading Comprehension at the Third Grade of Senior High School. Undergraduate thesis, UIN KH.Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Reading is an important skill that enables students to acquire knowledge, develop critical thinking, and achieve academic success. Reading refers to the process of decoding, understanding, and interpreting written texts to gain knowledge, build critical thinking, and enhance communication skills. There are so many strategies that students can use to explore their understanding in reading skills, one of which is self-directed learning (SDL) strategy. Through SDL strategy, students are encouraged to set goals, choose appropriate reading materials, apply comprehension strategies, and assess their own progress, which supports their development of independent learning and fosters reading habits.
The aim of the research is to see the students’ experience of using SDL strategy in reading comprehension. These research objectives were taken from research questions, including: (1) How is the implementation of students’ experience on Self-Directed Learning (SDL) strategy in reading comprehension at the third grade of senior high school? (2) How is the evaluation of students’ experience on Self-Directed Learning strategy in reading comprehension at the third grade of senior high school? (3) What are the benefits of Self-Directed Learning strategy on reading comprehension at senior high school?
This study used qualitative approach with case-study. The data was collected by using Observation, interview and document review. The research participants were twelfth grade students of ISTIQLAL Senior High School. The data analysis used Braun and clarke’s thematic analysis. To validate the data, the researcher used source and technique triangulation.
The results of this research were: (1) The steps in exploring SDL strategy in students' reading learning activities with hortatory exposition material begin with preliminary actions, which included asking again what material they have learned before, then dividing the class into several groups, explaining the material related to hortatory text, and explaining the final task of the learning. Following some guiding steps, were: initiate their own learning, determine learning, choose learning, and evaluation. (2) The evaluation in exploring students’ experience on reading comprehension through SDL strategy used formative assessment and in the form of test and non-test with an analytical scoring as rubric(3) The benefits of SDL strategy in reading comprehension were: This strategy helped students build self-confidence in learning English,through this strategy students actively learned in groupwork,and students learn to manage their own time and focus on text.
Keywords:Case study, Qualitative study, Reading comprehension, Self-directed learning.

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