A Correlation between Learning Motivation and Vocabulary Mastery and Reading Competence of The Second Grade Students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta in the Academic Year 2011-2012

Oleh :
Frida Nur Fitriana - K2208004 - Fak. KIP

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is: (1) To find out whether there is any correlation between learning motivation and reading competence of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta academic year 2011-2012, (2) To find out whether there is any correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading competence of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta academic year 2011-2012, and (3) To find out whether there is any correlation between learning motivation and vocabulary mastery simultaneously and reading competence of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta academic year 2011-2012. The research is carried out at SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta. The research is conducted in four months from January up to April 2012. The population of this research is the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta in the academic year 2011-2012. Since the result of the study must be representative, the researcher used 50 % of the population or 4 classes. The data of the research is collected using questionnaire and test. The questionnaire is used to collect the data of students’ learning motivation, while the test is used to collect the data of vocabulary mastery and the data of students’ reading competence. The data gained from questionnaire and reading test is then being analyzed using simple correlation and multiple linear regression. Based on the result of the study, it can be concluded that: (1) There is significant positive correlation between learning motivation and reading competence of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta in the academic year 2011-2012 (ry1 = 0.735 > r-table = 0.206). It means that reading competence will follow the increase or the decrease of learning motivation, (2) There is significant positive correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading competence of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta in the academic year 2011-2012 (0.710 > 0.206). It means that reading competence will follow the increase or the decrease of vocabulary mastery, and (3) There is a significant positive correlation between learning motivation and vocabulary mastery simultaneously and reading competence of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Surakarta in the academic year 2011-2012 (F-observation = 91.931 > F-table = 3.11). It means that reading competence will simultaneously follow the increase and decrease of learning motivation and vocabulary mastery. Therefore, the students’ learning motivation and vocabulary mastery should be maintained and elevated in increasing reading competence. Keywords: motivation, vocabulary, reading competence