The Relationship Between Students’ English Learning Motivation And Their Reading Comprehension at The Seventh Grade Of MTS Al-Masthuriyah Bekasi In The 2018/2019 Academic Year

syamsul hayati; dr. roslaini, m.hum; drs. zuhad ahmad, m.pd;

INDRI WIDYA ASTUTI. NIM: 1201065110. The Relationship between
Students’ English Learning Motivation and Their Reading Comprehension at the
seventh grade of MTs Al-Masthuriyah Bekasi in the 2018/2019 Academic Year. A
Paper. Jakarta: The Study Programme of English Education, The School of
Teaching Training and Education, The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR.
HAMKA. Jakarta. 2019.
This research is attempted to discover the relationship between the
independent variable (students’ English learning motivation) and dependent
variable (students’ reading comprehension). The tested hypothesis is whether
there is a significant relationship between students’ English learning motivation
and students’ reading comprehension. It was conducted in February at the seventh
grade of MTs Al-Masthuriyah Bekasi. The writer took the data by using test
instrument and did the research with a survey method. The instrument of this
research are motivation questionnaire and reading comprehension test. The writer
used Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation to calculate the correlation between
X variable and Y variable.
The result of the analysis shows that the data of the two variables have
normal distribution using Chi Square test. The result of normality of the data
distribution (X variable) χ2o = 2.04 is smaller than χ2t = 7.81. The result of
normality of the data distribution (Y variable) χ2o = 2.25 is smaller than χ2t =
7.81. It can be concluded that sample come from the population which are
normally distributed. In the scattered diagram, the data scores are closed to the
data line. It can be seen that the data are linear.
From the data analysis, it is known that the result of r-observed = 0.79 is
higher than r-table= 0.33. As ro > rt. It can be said that Ho is rejected and Hi is
accepted. It means that there is relationship between students’ English learning
motivation and their reading comprehension. To know how far the relationship of
X variable and Y variable, the writer used t-test formula. From the t-test, it is
known the result of t-observed = 7.40 is higher than t-table= 1.70. As to > tt. It
can be said that Ho is rejected and Hi is accepted. So, there is a significant
relationship between students’ English learning motivation and students’ reading
comprehension on the seventh grade at MTs Al-Masthuriyah Bekasi. Practically
through this study the writer hoped that her research will be useful for those who
are concerned with English teaching especially in motivation and reading
comprehension. It can become input to all English teachers and develop better
ways of English teaching program