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An Analysis of Cognitive Levels of Reading Comprehension Question in an English Textbook
Textbook is one of equipments in education that has the main role in learning process. There are many components provided inside textbook such as reading questions. Reading comprise a two braches process of decoding of words(word knowledge) and ability to understand the reading material (topic knowledge). It can said that reading is the result of the between the perception of the graphic symbol that represent language and the readers language skill, cognitive skill, and the knowledge of the world.The purpose of this study was to analyze cognitive levels of the reading comprehension question in one of curriculum 2013 English Textbook“Bahasa inggris Untuk SMA/SMK/MA/MAK Class XII” created by Utami Widiati, Zuliati Rohmah, and Furaidah published by Pusat Kurikulum dan Perbukuan, Balitbang, Kemdikbud (2014).This aimed to evaluate the types of cognitive provided and to know the highest and the lowest levels of cognitive by using Blomm’s Taxonomy.
This study used qualitative approaches, in which reading questions in the textbook are analyzed according Bloom Taxonomy theory. The instrument to collect the data is using coding schema that adapted from Razmjoo and Kazempourfard. The researcher analyzed the data using precentages and frequencies of cognitive levels in English Textbook. The result of this coding schema revealed the types of cognitive levels. It also indicated the highest and the lowest of cognitive levels were provide inside.
The results showed that there were six of cognitive levels in English Textbook that observed such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The author of English Textbook emphasized the cognitive level of Knowledge having 41,62% of the questions respectively.The frequency of questions on the cognitive levels of synthesis was much closer to the expected frequencies. The results indicated that about 4,56%. Evaluating and choosing a good textbook that agree with the goals of the curriculum is recommended. Such a study would shed light upon the role of textbooks in developing cognitive skills among Indonesian students
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