The Correlation Between Students’ Learning Motivation and Their Reading Comprehension

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to obtain empirical data on the relationship between Students Learning Motivation and Their Reading Comprehension at Eight Grade of SMP Citra Bangsa Tangerang. This research used a quantitative approach with correlation technique and survey method. This research population is the all of eight grade students SMP Citra Bangsa with the sample 30 students the research used random sampling technique to take sample. Variable X using instrument motivation questionnaire in from Likert Scale and Reading test for Variable Y. Before the instrument is used, the validity test followed by reliability test is made and continoued with calibrate process that is calculation of item score correlation coefficient with total score and also reliability of K-20 formula. This is evidence by the value of the correlation coeficient ( ) is 0.721 and the value of r_tablewas 0.361 in level of significance 5 %. The result of r computation was bigger than r table (0.721 > 0.361). It could be concluded that there was a positive high correlation between students motivation in learning english as the independent variable (X)and reading comprehension as the independent variable (Y).