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The effect of reading literacy to mathematics comprehension of elementary school students in Indonesia and Malaysia

International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) · Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023) · pp. 546–554

DOI
10.11591/ijere.v12i1.25714
ISSN
2620-5440, 2252-8822
Published
2023-03-01
Publisher
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Abstract

This article aims to measure the effects of reading literacy to mathematical comprehension of fifth grade elementary students both in Indonesia and Malaysia. This article used quasi-experiment with factorial design. Samples included 398 students that consisted of 173 elementary students in Indonesia and 216 elementary students in Malaysia. The data were taken by using three instruments: a test and three questionnaires. A test was used to assess the students’ mathematical comprehension. Meanwhile, the questionnaires were used to measure their reading literacy and motivation to study mathematics. They have been validated by two experts and estimated the reliability coefficient by using the Cronbach Alpha formula. Experts judged the instruments were valid based on the content validity. The reliability coefficient of all of the instruments was more than 0.5 so they were reliable. A descriptive statistical analysis was used to describe the data, while the analysis variant was used to examine the different mathematical comprehension levels of the students based on reading literacy and the motivation to study mathematics. The result showed that there is a difference in mathematical comprehension levels between students that have a high reading literacy level and those with a lower level. Besides that, this study also shows that there is a distinction in mathematical comprehension levels between students which have a higher motivation to study mathematics with students that have less motivation. This study concluded that reading literacy and the motivation to study mathematics have an effect toward mathematical comprehension ability of elementary students.

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  • Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
  • Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
  • Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka
  • University of Jyväskylä
  • Universitas PGRI Madiun
  • State University of Makassar
  • Lampung University
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Yulia PujiastutiAffiliation unknown3
Arsi ArsiAffiliation unknown3
Budi SantosaAffiliation unknown2
Fitriani Nur DamayantiAffiliation unknown2
Agus HendriyantoIndonesia University of Education1
Muhammad Noor KholidMuhammadiyah University of Surakarta1
Kristóf FenyvesiUniversity of Jyväskylä1
Swasti MaharaniUniversitas PGRI Madiun1
Amelinda WidyasariMuhammadiyah University of Surakarta1
Yoga Tegar SantosaMuhammadiyah University of Surakarta1
Yulia Maftuhah HidayatiMuhammadiyah University of Surakarta1
Muhammad IkramState University of Makassar1
Agung Putra WijayaLampung University1
Hastuti HastutiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Roli MardianAffiliation unknown1
Mhd. Usni Zamzami HasibuanAffiliation unknown1
Bella AulinaAffiliation unknown1
Bambang IsmantoAffiliation unknown1
Robbi TanggaraAffiliation unknown1
Sakaruddin MandjarrekiAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad Alim IhsanAffiliation unknown1
Ismanto IsmantoAffiliation unknown1
Risma Nahwa AbdilahAffiliation unknown1
Rahmat PratamaAffiliation unknown1
Siti HerlindaAffiliation unknown1
Kristian B. SitompulAffiliation unknown1
Hastin WS WeniAffiliation unknown1
Buyung A. HadiAffiliation unknown1
Shuhaida IsmailAffiliation unknown1
Gan Pei YeeAffiliation unknown1
Mohd Saifullah RusimanAffiliation unknown1
Firdaus Mohamad HamzahAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad Ammar ShafiAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad FuadUniversitas Handayani Makassar1
Edi SuyantoAffiliation unknown1

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