An Adaptive Remedial Learning Strategy to Improve Students’ Reading Skills at MTsS Tanah Kampung

Abstract

Reading ability is a fundamental competence that underpins the success of the learning process; however, there are still pupils who struggle to comprehend the content of texts effectively, resulting in low academic achievement. This situation indicates that conventional teaching has not yet been fully able to accommodate the diverse learning needs of students, particularly those requiring remedial learning. Therefore, an adaptive remedial learning strategy is required to improve the reading competence of Year 8 students at MTsS Tanah Kampung. The research method employed was a quantitative approach using an experimental design. The research results indicate that the implementation of adaptive remedial learning strategies has a positive impact, namely: (i) Significanly improvement in students’ reading competence, (ii) an increase in the ability to comprehend reading material, (iii) students demonstrate improved ability to draw conclusions from texts, (iv) student motivation and engagement have increased, and (v) the ability to identify key information in reading material has improved. Overall, the adaptive remedial strategy is more effective than the conventional approach. The implications of this research suggest that this strategy can serve as an alternative for improving students’ reading competence more effectively.