This Research Examines Reading Comprehension Questions in The English Textbook Bright for Eighth-Grade Students, Using Barrett's Taxonomy as A Framework.

Abstract

The cultivation of students' skills is an essential component of educational endeavors, particularly in the acquisition of English language competence. Therefore, the utilization of textbooks becomes imperative in this regard. One of the many phases in completing this project is to use questions that assess the reader's level of comprehension. As a direct result of the educational course, pupils are required to employ higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) by posing questions. Due to the study's characteristics, the researcher opted for the Erlangga textbook, specifically recognised as "Bright." The work has multiple authentic literary elements that serve a specific purpose. The researcher utilised Barrett's Taxonomy as a framework to analyse the organisational structure of the questions in this textbook. The evaluation of the reading comprehension questions was possible due to the use of a taxonomy in this study that demonstrates a higher level of precision. The objectives of this study are to identify the subcategories of reading comprehension challenges according to Barrett's Taxonomy and determine the frequency of occurrence of these subcategories in the selected textbook. In this study, the researcher employed four separate instruments in addition to descriptive analysis to gather data. The equipment utilized in this study project comprised an evaluation sheet, two checklist forms designed for inspecting inquiry forms and Barrett's Taxonomy categories, and the researcher. As a result, it was found that the WH query type had the most frequency in 79 percent of all queries. Similarly, it was found that the Literal Comprehension question type for Lower Order Thinking Skills had the highest quantity of questions, totaling 82. To summaries, this textbook contained an excessive number of questions.

Keywords: Reading literacy question, Barrett's Taxonomy, and coursebook