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"From all the data analyzed, the writer found that there was an improvement of students’ reading comprehension in narrative text The data were taken only fi'om one class. The class was The Students of Husbandry English Class in Odd semester of 2014-2015 .The class consisted of 28 students. By application of mind mapping method. It was proved by which showed that the mean of the students score in the second cycle ( is higher than first cycle and also is higher than pre-test . It also proved by the score of students who got up to 75 points was increased every cycle. They are pre-test 17.85%; post-test cycle I 35.71%; and post-test cycle II 64,28%. The writer also analyzed the qualitative data that were taken from observation sheets, questionnaire, diary notes, and interview. From the observation sheets, it was found that the class was effectively run. From the questionnaire and interview showed that the students faced many difficulties in narrative paragraph writing in the first meeting. The interview and questionnaire in the last meeting indicated that students were able to used mind mapping method in making narrative paragraph. The lecturer also agreed that mind mapping method was suitable to use in the class. From the diary notes it can be concluded that the students were very interested in following the teaching learning process by using mind mapping method. All the data indicated that the students gave good attitude and responses during the teaching and leaming process. Based on the results of quantitative and qualitative data, it is found that application of the mindmapping method has been successfully improves students’ reading skill."

"Reading journal is one way to record students' independent learning based on text they read. This study was conducted to find out the students' level of reading comprehension through some notes written in the reading journal, the extent to which the activity of writing reading journals improved students reading comprehension, whether the students got benefit from reading journal. There were 104 respondents coming from four different departments in Bina Nusantara University were asked to read a text related to the subject they learned in a certain session. Then they were assigned o write a journal that records the things they had read. When this task was finished lecturer ran a quiz containing related questions to check whether they really understood the content of the text. Afterwards, students were to fill in a questionnaire regarding their opinion on the impact of the reading journal toward their reading comprehension. The findings indicate that more than half of the participants appear to understand the material well, and the task plays a certain role in improving students' understanding. The most crucial thing is that most students think they get benefit by writing the reading journal. "

"Rendahnya minat baca masyarakat Indonesia menjadi persoalan yang serius karena salah satu cara seseorang memperoleh informasi dan ilmu adalah dengan membaca. Perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi saat ini mengalami kemajuan yang sangat pesat. Hal ini terlihat dari berbagai inovasi yang ditawarkan dalam berbagai aplikasi. Bahkan, keberadaan aplikasi turut mengubah gaya hidup dan perilaku masyarakat. Salah satu inovasi tersebut adalah bahan bacaan digital yang dapat dibaca dengan mudah di mana saja, kapan saja hanya dengan smartphone atau laptop dan koneksi internet. Oleh karena itu, peneliti tertarik untuk mengetahui bagaimana fitur Discover pada aplikasi by.U menyediakan bahan bacaan digital yang mempengaruhi minat baca penggunanya menurut teori pembangunan minat baca Springer et.al. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara pada bulan Mei tahun 2023 dengan ketiga informan yang dipilih berdasarkan kriteria spesifik yang ditetapkan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, hadirnya fitur Discover pada aplikasi by.U telah menerapkan keempat prinsip pembangunan minat baca. Hal tersebut didukung oleh beberapa faktor strategi by.U dalam menyajikan bahan bacaan digital di fitur Discover mulai dari gaya bahasa, isi cerita, menjadi fitur hiburan, dan adanya kesempatan mendapatkan rewards. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa fitur Discover juga memberikan dampak serta pengaruh yang positif dalam membangun minat baca penggunanya sekaligus meningkatkan rutinitas membaca yang didukung oleh beberapa fitur unggulan dalam aplikasi by.U.

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The low reading interest of the Indonesian people is a serious problem because one of the ways a person can obtain information and knowledge is by reading. The development of information and communication technology is currently experiencing very rapid progress. This can be seen from the various innovations offered in various applications. In fact, the existence of the application has also changed people's lifestyles and behavior. One of these innovations is digital reading material that can be read easily anywhere, anytime with just a smartphone or laptop and an internet connection. Therefore, researchers are interested in knowing how the Discover feature in the by.U application provides digital reading materials that affect users' reading interest according to Springer et.al's theory of reading interest development. The method used in this research is qualitative with data collection techniques in the form of interviews in May 2023 with the three informants selected based on specific criteria set. Based on the research results, the presence of the Discover feature on the by.U application has implemented the four principles of developing reading interest. This is supported by several factors of by.U's strategy in presenting digital reading materials in the Discover feature, starting from language style, story content, entertainment features, and the opportunity to get rewards. It can be concluded that the Discover feature also has a positive impact and influence in building users' interest in reading while increasing their reading routine which is supported by several excellent features in the by.U application."

"Efficient reading is very useful for readers espicially for students of Universites because most books in Universities are still printed in english....."