Level Keterbacaan Cerita Rakyat ‘Batin Mabot’ dalam ‘Patahnya Gunung Daik: Kumpulan Cerita Rakyat Kepulauan Riau’

Abstract

The aim of this research is to describe: 1) the readability level of 'Batin Mabot' in 'Patahnya Gunung Daik: A Collection of Riau Islands Folk Tales' using a modified Fog Index; 2) whether or not the readability level of 'Batin Mabot' in 'Patahnya Gunung Daik: Collection of Riau Islands Folklore' uses a modified Fog Index per group of measurement pages. The research was conducted in the odd semester of the 2023/2024 academic year using the library method. The research instruments in this study were observation guidelines, checklists, and questionnaires. Observation guidelines were used to observe the data source, namely the book 'Patahnya Gunung Daik: A Collection of Folklore from the Riau Islands' specifically for the title 'Batin Mabot'. The checklist is used to validate the data resulting from calculating the KIFMAR value through time correlation. The questionnaire is used to validate folklore data and the results of calculating aspects of the folklore level calculation formula. Data analysis uses the Fog index formula which is modified specifically for Indonesian texts from English. Research results: the folktale 'Batin Mabot' in 'Patahnya Gunung Daik: A Collection of Riau Islands Folktales' using a modified Fog Index at elementary school level; 2) the readability level of the folktale 'Batin Mabot' in 'Patahnya Gunung Daik: A Collection of Folktales from the Riau Islands' using the modified Fog Index per group of measurement pages is proven to be the same, namely both at elementary school level.