THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION IN THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 10 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2022/2023

Chandra, Aditia Nugraha (2023) THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION IN THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 10 BANDAR LAMPUNG IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2022/2023. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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ABSTRACT The Correlation Between Students’ Motivation in Learning English and Their Achievement in Reading Comprehension in The Second Semester of The Eighth Grade of Junior High School 10 Bandar Lampung in The Academic Year of 2022/2023 BY: CHANDRA ADITIA NUGRAHA Some students in junior high school 10 Bandar Lampung understand reading comprehension and some don’t. On the other hand, students in Junior High School 10 Bandar Lampung had enough curiosity and motivation in learning English. This research was taken because motivation in learning English is one of the important things so that understanding when learning English can be absorbed optimally in the learning process at the school. Among other English skills, motivation to learn English plays an important role in the process of learning English, especially also playing an important role in students' achievement in reading comprehension. The objective of this research was to find out whether or not there is a correlation between students’ Motivation in Learning English and their Achievement in Reading Comprehension at the second semester of the Eighth Grade of Junior High School 10 Bandar Lampung in the Academic Year 2022/2023. This research used correlation research design. The population of this research was the eighth grade of Junior High School 10 Bandar Lampung. The sample of this research were two classes, consisting of 62 students from those two classes. The data is collected by using Motivation in Learning English questionnaires and reading comprehension test. There were 50 questions for Motivation in learning English questionnaires and 50 questions for reading comprehension test which had been validated. After collecting the data of both variables, the data were analyzed by using SPSS version 25 with Pearson Correlation Formula. After doing the hypothetical test, the result showed that the value of significant generated Sig- (Pvalue) = 0.009 < ɑ = 0.05. As the result H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that there was a correlation between student’s motivation in learning English and their reading comprehension achievement in eighth grades of Junior High School 10 Bandar Lampung in the academic year of 2022/2023. Then, the result of coefficient correlation between iii student’s motivation in learning English and their reading comprehension achievement was 0.169 which meant that the correlation of both variables was very low and positive. Its mean that, high motivation does not have much effect on achievement in reading comprehension, and vice versa even though students have low motivation, it does not mean that their reading comprehension scores are also low. Keywords: Correlation, Learning English, Reading Comprehension, Students Achievement, Students Motivation. iv ABSTRAK The Correlation Between Students’ Motivation in Learning English and Their Achievement in Reading Comprehension in The Second Semester of The Eighth Grade of Junior High School 10 Bandar Lampung in The Academic Year of 2022/2023 OLEH: CHANDRA ADITIA NUGRAHA Beberapa siswa di SMP Negeri 10 Bandar Lampung memahami pemahaman bacaan dan beberapa tidak. Di sisi lain, siswa di SMP Negeri 10 Bandar Lampung memiliki keingintahuan dan motivasi yang cukup besar dalam belajar bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini diambil karena motivasi dalam belajar bahasa Inggris merupakan salah satu hal yang penting agar pemahaman ketika belajar bahasa Inggris dapat diserap secara maksimal dalam proses pembelajaran di sekolah. Diantara kemampuan bahasa Inggris lainnya, motivasi belajar bahasa Inggris memegang peranan penting dalam proses pembelajaran bahasa Inggris, terutama juga memegang peranan penting dalam pencapaian siswa dalam membaca pemahaman. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada hubungan antara Motivasi Belajar Bahasa Inggris siswa dengan Prestasi Belajar Membaca Pemahaman siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 10 Bandar Lampung semester kedua Tahun Ajaran 2022/2023. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian korelasi. Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 10 Bandar Lampung. Sampel penelitian ini adalah dua kelas, yang terdiri dari 62 siswa dari dua kelas tersebut. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner Motivasi Belajar Bahasa Inggris dan tes pemahaman bacaan. Terdapat 50 pertanyaan untuk kuesioner Motivasi Belajar Bahasa Inggris dan 50 pertanyaan untuk tes pemahaman membaca yang telah divalidasi. Setelah mengumpulkan data dari kedua variabel, data dianalisis dengan menggunakan SPSS versi 25 dengan rumus Pearson Correlation. Setelah melakukan uji hipotesis, hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa nilai signifikan yang dihasilkan Sig- (Pvalue) = 0.009 < ɑ = 0.05. Hasilnya H0 ditolak dan H1 diterima. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada hubungan antara motivasi siswa dalam belajar bahasa Inggris dan prestasi membaca pemahaman mereka di kelas delapan SMP Negeri 10 Bandar Lampung pada tahun ajaran 2022/2023. Kemudian, hasil koefisien korelasi antara motivasi siswa v dalam belajar bahasa Inggris dan prestasi membaca pemahaman mereka adalah 0,169 yang berarti bahwa korelasi kedua variabel sangat rendah dan positif. Artinya, motivasi yang tinggi tidak terlalu berpengaruh terhadap prestasi dalam pemahaman bacaan, dan sebaliknya meskipun siswa memiliki motivasi yang rendah bukan berarti nilai pemahaman bacaan mereka juga rendah. Kata Kunci: Correlation, Learning English, Reading Comprehension, Students Achievement, Students Motivation.

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