ABSTRACT

Rohmah Ayu Sulistyaningrum. K2213062. A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
BETWEEN STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY, READING HABIT,
AND WRITING SKILL OF THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS AT MTS
NEGERI JUMAPOLO IN THE ACCADEMIC YEAR OF 2016/2017. A
Thesis, Surakarta: Teacher Training and Education, Sebelas Maret University,
October 2017.
The aims of the study are to determine the correlation between (1)
vocabulary mastery and writing skill; (2) reading habit to writing skill; (3)
vocabulary mastery, reading habit, and writing skill.
The research was carried out in May 2017 at MTs Negeri Jumapolo. The
population of this research is the second grade students of MTs Negeri Jumapolo
in the academic year of 2016/2017. The sampling used cluster random sampling
technique. The sample was 26 students. In collecting the data, the researcher used
questionnaire and test. The questionnaire was used to collect the data of students’
reading habit, while the test was used to collect the data of vocabulary mastery
and writing skill. In analyzing the data, the researcher used Simple Correlation
and Multiple Correlation Technique.
The result of this study shows that (1) there is a positive correlation
between vocabulary mastery and writing skill (????????1???? = 0.74); (2) there is a positive
correlation between reading habit and writing skill (????????2???? = 0.63); (3) there is a
positive correlation between vocabulary mastery, reading habit, and writing skill
(????????1????2???? = 0.809).
In conclusion, this study shows that vocabulary and reading habit are two
important factors in improving students’ writing skill. The contribution of
vocabulary and reading habit to writing skill is 65.5%. It means 65.5% of writing
skill is determined by vocabulary and reading habit. It indicates that the increase
and decrease of students’ writing skill is in line with vocabulary mastery and
reading habit.
Keywords: correlation, vocabulary mastery, reading habit, writing skill.

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