The Effectiveness of Direct Learning in Academic Writing Referred to Students Reading Habit in Indonesia

Abstract

This research was conducted to uncover the effectiveness of Direct Learning in academic writing. The objectives of the research are: (1) to find which method is the most effective among Direct Learning, Inquiry Learning and Problem Based Learning methods in academic writing, (2) to find which is more influencing between high reading habit and low reading habit in academic writing, and (3) to know the interaction between the three methods and the reading habit in academic writing.

The research finds that: (1) Direct Learning is the most effective method in academic writing, whereas Inquiry Learning has the same effectiveness with Problem Based Learning (2) high reading habit is more influencing in academic writing, and (3) there is an interaction between Direct Learning, Inquiry Learning and Problem Based Learning methods and students reading habit toward academic writing.

Keywords: Direct Learning, academic writing, reading habit