THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AI-BASED SUMMARIZING STRATEGY USING QUIZIZZ TO PROMOTE EFL LEARNERS’ READING COMPREHENSION

Abstrak

Reading comprehension is essential to making sense of reading. Words in a particular text are more than simply words but they conveys ideas and thoughts. Reading becomes pleasurable when the reader can comprehend the content of the text s/he reads. It is also required to be mastered  for one’s academic success. Therefore, studies  on promoting leraners’ success in reading comprehension particularly in EFL context is definitely crucial. There should be identified out the methods, strategies, techniques, and media which are proved increasing learners’ reading comprehension. The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of AI-based Summarizing Strategy using Quizizz to promote reading comprehension” The study employed quasi experimental method. The subject of the study were SMA (senior high school) students in Jember regency which then were divided  into one control and one  experimental groups. Each group was exposed to pre-tests. The treatments were given to to the groups differently, the control one was taught conventionally without AI-based strategy while the experimental one was taught by by using AI-based strategy, Quizizz. Right soon after the treatments, both group were subjected to post-tests. Then data obtained was analyzed by using t-test. Based on the result of the statistical procedure indicated that the significance was (0,000) or it was  lower than (0,005). It means that the alternatif hypothesis which was stated that the students’ who were taught by employing AI-based summarizing strategy using Quizizz achieved better in reading comprehension than those who were in conventianl way was accepted. It can be concluded that the summarizing strategy using Quizizz significantly was effective to promote the  students’ reading comprehension.