EFL Students' Ability in Answering TOEFL Reading Comprehension Section

Abstract

This study aimed at finding out the students' ability in answering TOEFL reading comprehension section of the English Language Education Study Program of Hamzanwadi University. This study was categorized as a descriptive quantitative research. This study was conducted at the fourth semester students of Hamzanwadi University. The population of this study was 96 students from 3 classes and the sampling method was purposive sampling. The sample of this study was 32 students. The research instrument used to collect the data was reading comprehension of TOEFL. The collected data were submitted by using SPSS 22 for windows. The mean score of the test was 39.2. It was categorized into low. Based on the result, the present researcher found that the students of English Language Education Study Program of Hamzanwadi University had low ability in answering TOEFL reading comprehension section.