Reading motivation of form five students of MJSC Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor: a study

This study explores the reading motivation and interests among 50 form five students of Mara Junior Science College, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor. The purpose of the study is to identify the students’ preferable and favourable reading materials and reading activities. The study uses a structured questionnaire as the survey instrument. The result from the data gathered through questionnaire provided insight and feedback about the students’ reading motivation in term of reading materials and reading activities held by the teachers in school. The findings generally indicate that male and female are slightly different in choosing reading materials and the preference in reading activities. The male students are interested in reading materials on adventure, sports and scary stories, while in the other hand, female students are keen into reading materials on mysteries and fantasies genres. Furthermore, it was found that the school did not motivate the students to read by providing reading materials that matched with their interests. The findings will help in raising consciousness among students and other parties about the importance of reading. The results of the study have implication to parents, school, teachers and Ministry of Education in finding the better way to improve the students’ reading habit.