AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ READING SKILL THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING IN A POST PANDEMIC

Abstract

This research is based on the results of research that students' reading skills still experience incomprehension in reading and do not know recite well during online learning. This study aims to analyze whether students can master reading skills through online learning in the post-pandemic period. In this study, the design was carried out using descriptive qualitative research. The population is 40 students. The number of samples was 20 students consisting of 12 female students and 8 male students in class VIII A SMP PAB 19 HELVETIA students of the school year. The sample used in this research is purposive sampling. The researcher's data analysis technique used three steps, namely: 1.) Tests, 2.) Questionnaire, 3.) Documentation. The results of the students' reading test based on their voice recordings were nine students who could read fluently and eleven students who could not read fluently. So, the researcher concludes that there are seventy-five percent of students can't read well and don't understand about reading English. This means that their English reading skills are poor when online learning is applied.