STUDI TENTANG MINAT BACA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS ILMU PENDIDIKAN UNY

Abstract

Reading books is one of the effective learning activities in acquiring
science and knowledge, but nowadays, the students reading interest is
getting lower. This research goals are: (1) describes the portrait of FIP
UNY students, related to reading interests. (2) describes the FIP UNY
students supporting and blocking factors in reading.
This research uses the survey quantitative approach. The subjects are FIP
UNY students. This research uses a questionnaires, observation, and
interviews for the data collection method, and being analyzed using
descriptive analysis, tabulation of frequencies and percentages.
From this research found: (1) the students reading interests, is generally
included in the low category, (2) the most students activities in campus is
just waiting in front of the class, only a small amount of students who use
the free time to read a book or to visit the library. (3)FIP students prefer
to read a popular, scientific book. They don’t interested in a scientific
book, because of the non attractive layout and design , (4) the students
time to spent in reading the book is relatively low, less than 1 hour every
day, and in some cases, they never read except for the examinations, (5)
the most students blocking factors in reading, comes from the student
itself, that shown in their low reading habits or hobbies.