Students’ Responses to the Application of the Scaffolding Method in Improving English Reading Digital Text Skills for Multimedia Study Program

Abstract

The emergence of the COVID-19 virus has wreaked havoc on education systems like never before. Many schools and institutions are closing over the world. The Indonesian government has decided to implement a remote learning system based on online learning. Many schools and higher-level education institutions have introduced digital source systems including the digital text to read. This study used a descriptive qualitative method to learn about the students' responses to the use of the scaffolding method in enhancing English reading digital text abilities for the Multimedia Study Program. The research was conducted at the State Polytechnic of Creative Media from four classes in the Multimedia Engineering Technology study program. Research data is taken from the questionnaire to collect the information on the application of the scaffolding method that can contribute to increasing students’ reading skills. This study addresses the challenges in improving digital text reading skills, which are closely related to students in the Multimedia program. The results revealed that the students' perceptions of applying scaffolding to improve reading skills were favorable. The students’ positive responses to the questionnaire statements on the scaffolding method's use demonstrate this. As a result, scaffolding could be employed as a way for teaching English to students who want to improve their reading skills, particularly in the form of digital texts