Exploring The Impact Of Reading Strategies And Vocabulary Knowledge On Students’ Reading Comprehension: A Study At SMAN 1O Depok

prof. dr. gunawan suryoputro, m.hum.; silih warni, ph.d.;

This study aims to find out the empirical evidence of whether or not there is a
significant impact of reading strategies and vocabulary knowledge on students’
reading comprehension for the tenth grade students in SMAN 10 Depok.
The writer applied the quantitative method by using the correlation technique. The population of this study was the tenth grade students in SMAN 10 Depok and the writer took 2 classes (10.6 & 10.7 class) consisting of 70 students as study samples. In this study, the writer determined two kinds of instruments. The instruments were the questionnaire of reading strategies (X1), vocabulary (X2), and reading (Y) test. The numerical data of the two variables were calculated by using the Spearman formula. The results of statistical analysis and calculations determine that the null hypothesis (HO) is accepted and the alternative hypothesis (Hi) is rejected. It can be
seen from the results of the obtained from 70 students of SMA Negeri 10 Depok. The data of correlation coefficient is 0.308 and the significance value is 0.009 where both of these values are greater than 0.05. In addition, the results of T – testing (0.395 > 0.05). It means that there is no impact of reading strategies and vocabulary knowledge on students’ reading comprehension for the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 10 Depok.