EFL Students’ Critical Thinking and Their Reading Comprehension Ability: A Study Case Of Students In SMP Negeri 2 Baubau

Authors

  • Baharudin Adu English Department, Dayanu Ikhsanuddin University
  • Nur Melansari English Department, Dayanu Ikhsanuddin University
  • Fatima Azzahra English Department, Dayanu Ikhsanuddin University

Keywords:

EFL Students, Critical Thinking, Comprehension of Reading, Ability

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between students'
critical thinking skills and their capacity for reading comprehension. This study employed the
ex-post facto research design as a quantitative approach, and the population of this study
consisted of 345 eighth graders from SMP Negeri 2 Baubau, the sample consisted of 50 EFL
students from the overall population, which was drawn using a straightforward random
sampling procedure, tests and questionnaires served as the research's instruments. The findings
of the investigation can be concluded that there was a strong relationship between the capacity
of EFL students to think critically and their comprehension of reading. It is suggested that EFL
students develop their critical thinking skills because they are necessary for reading
comprehension as well as other language skills in language learning.

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Published

2025-08-15

How to Cite

Baharudin Adu, Nur Melansari, & Fatima Azzahra. (2025). EFL Students’ Critical Thinking and Their Reading Comprehension Ability: A Study Case Of Students In SMP Negeri 2 Baubau . Surakarta English and Literature Journal, 6(2), 219–232. Retrieved from https://ejurnal.unsa.ac.id/index.php/selju/article/view/34

Issue

Vol 6, No 2 (2023): AUGUST

Section

Articles