Peran Buku Bacaan Berjenjang terhadap Minat Baca Siswa Kelas Tinggi Sekolah Dasar di Kota Medan

Abstract

The low reading interest of elementary school students is a challenge in efforts to improve the quality of education. Tiered reading books are seen as a potential solution to foster reading interest. This study aims to determine a role of tiered reading books on the reading interest of upper elementary school students in Medan City. This study involved 79 students selected by purposive sampling. The research instrument used was a tiered reading book assessment rubric based on the regulations of the Head of the Curriculum Standards and Education Assessment Agency (2022) and a reading interest scale based on the theory of Schunk et al. (2014). The simple linear regression test shows a significant role, namely (p = 0.003 > 0.05) and the calculated t value is greater than the t table (3.059 > 1.991), but the regression coefficient is negative (-0.702) which shows that the use of tiered reading books has a negative impact on students' reading interest.