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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST,

STUDENTS’ STRUCTURE MASTERY, AND STUDENTS’ READING

SKILL

(A Correlational Study at the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA N 1

Sukoharjo in the Academic Year 2014/2015)

Thesis

Submitted to Teacher Training and Education Faculty of

Sebelas Maret University as a Partial Requirement for Getting the

Undergraduate Degree in English Education

By:

SEPTIAN TRI WIJAYANTI FATIMAH

K2210078

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

2015

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MOTTO

“Indeed, Allah is with the patient.”

(Qur’an, 8: 46)

“So verily, with the hardship, there is relief.”

(Qur’an, 94: 5)

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DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to:

my beloved parents who always support and give

me strength,

my beloved sister and brother, thanks for the advice

and support.

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ABSTRACT

Septian Tri Wijayanti Fatimah. K2210078. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN

STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST, STRUCTURE MASTERY, AND

READING SKILL (A CORRELATIONAL STUDY AT THE ELEVENTH

GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 SUKOHARJO IN THE ACADEMIC

YEAR OF 2014/2015). Thesis, English Education Department. Teacher Training

and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta. Desember 2015.

The objective of this research is to find out whether there is a correlation

between (1) students’ learning interest and students’ reading skill; (2) students’

structure mastery and students’ reading skill; and (3) students’ learning interest,

students’ structure mastery simultaneously, and students’ reading skill.

This research used quantitative method that is correlational study. The

study was carried out from February 2014 to December 2015 at SMA N 1

Sukoharjo. The population was all the eleventh grade of SMA N 1 Sukoharjo in

the academic year of 2014/2015 which consists of eleven classes. The total

number of the students are 350 students. The sample were 36 students taken by

cluster random sampling technique. The instruments in collecting the data were

questionnaire and test. The questionnaire was used to collect the data of students’

learning interest; while the objectives test was used to collect the data of students’

structure mastery and students’ reading skill. The techniques which were used to

analyze the data were Single and Multiple Regresssion and Correlation.

The result of the data analysis shows that: (1) there is a positive correlation

between students’ learning interest and students’ reading skill; (2) there is a

positive correlation between students’ structure mastery and students’ reading

skill; and (3) there is a positive correlation between students’ learning interest,

students’ structure mastery simultaneously, and students’ reading skill. It means

that students’ learning interest and students’ structure mastery cannot be neglected

in improving reading skill.

Keywords: correlation, learning interest, structure mastery, reading skill

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Alhamdulillah, all praises just be for Allah SWT, the Merciful Lord, for

His blessing to the writer, helping, and giving her health, mercy, strength,

guidance, and everything during working and finishing this thesis. The writer

received support, advice, and assistance from many people. Thus, she would like

to express her grateful to those who give great contribution to the researcher to

finish this thesis:

1. The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty.

2. The Head of English Department, Teguh Sarosa, SS., M.Hum

3. Drs. Muh. Asrori, M. Pd, the first consultant for his time, patience,

support, correction, guidance, and suggestions.

4. Dr. Ngadiso, M. Pd, the second consultant for his time, patience, support,

correction, guidance, and suggestions.

5. All lecturers in English Education Program for the precious knowledge.

6. Her beloved mom and dad, Mulyadi and Istiyani, for their inspiration and

support to the writer during the hard times and difficulty in writing this

thesis.

7. Her beloved sister and brother, Deasy Prismasari and Ilham Aji Sasongko.

8. All her beloved friends in English Education Program especially class B.

9. Students of class XI MIA 4 and XI MIA 6 for cooperating during the

research.

The writer gratefully accepts every comment and suggestion because nothing

is perfect except Allah SWT and neither is this thesis. However, she hopes

that this thesis will be useful to the improvement of the English teaching

and learning.

Surakarta, June 2016

Septian Tri Wijayanti Fatimah

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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE .......................................................................................................... i

PRONOUNCEMENT .................................................................................. ii

APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANTS ..................................................... iii

APPROVAL OF THE THESIS EXAMINERS ............................................ iv

MOTTO ....................................................................................................... v

DEDICATION ............................................................................................ vi

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................ vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT .............................................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................... ix

LIST OF TABLE ......................................................................................... xii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................... xiii

LIST OF FIGURE ....................................................................................... xiv

LIST OF APPENDICES .............................................................................. xv

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study ................................................. 1

B. Problem Identification ..................................................... 2

C. Problem Limitation ......................................................... 2

D. Problem Statement .......................................................... 3

E. Objectives of the Study ................................................... 3

F. Benefits of the Study........................................................ 3

CHAPTER II. THEORITICAL REVIEW

A. Review on Reading Skill ................................................. 5

1. The Definition of Reading ......................................... 5

2. The Definition of Reading Skill ................................. 5

3. Types of Reading ...................................................... 6

4. Purpose of Reading ................................................... 7

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5. The Areas of Reading Skill ........................................ 8

6. Models of Reading .................................................... 9

7. Technique of Reading ............................................... 10

8. Microskills and Macroskills of Reading .................... 14

9. Construct and Indicators of Reading .......................... 16

B. Review on Learning Interest ........................................... 16

1. The Definition of Interest ......................................... 16

2. The Definition of Learning Interest ........................... 17

3. The Importance of Learning Interest ......................... 18

4. Types of Interest ....................................................... 19

5. Factors that Affect Interest ........................................ 21

6. The Indicators of Interest .......................................... 22

7. Construct and Indicators of Learning Interest............. 24

C. Review on Structure Mastery .......................................... 25

1. Definition of Structure Mastery ................................. 25

2. The Importance of Structure Mastery ........................ 26

3. The Scope of Grammar ............................................. 27

4. Material of Structure Mastery .................................... 28

5. Construct of Structure Mastery .................................. 35

D. Rationale ......................................................................... 35

E. Hypothesis ...................................................................... 38

CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. The Place and Time of the Research ............................... 39

B. Methodology of the Research .......................................... 39

C. Research Variables .......................................................... 40

D. Population, Sample, and Sampling .................................. 41

E. The Technique of Collecting Data ................................... 42

F. The Technique of Analyzing Data ................................... 47

G. Hypothesis Test .............................................................. 50

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CHAPTER IV. RESULT OF THE STUDY

A. Description of the Data ................................................... 54

B. The Hypotheses Testing ................................................. 61

C. The Discussion ............................................................... 64

CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion ..................................................................... 68

B. Implication ..................................................................... 68

C. Suggestion ...................................................................... 69

BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................ 71

APPENDICES ............................................................................................. 77

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 4.1. The Data of Learning Interest ...................................................... 54

Table 4.2. The Frequency Distribution of the Scores of Learning Interest ..... 55

Table 4.3. The Data of Structure Mastery...................................................... 56

Table 4.4. The Frequency Distribution of the Scores of Structure Mastery .... 56

Table 4.5. The Data of Reading Skill ............................................................ 58

Table 4.6. The Frequency Distribution of the Scores of Reading Skill........... 58

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LIST OF ABBREVIATION

SMA : Sekolah Menengah Atas

N : Negeri

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LIST OF FIGURE

Figure 3.1. Diagram of the Relationship between Learning

Interest (X1) and Structure Mastery (X2),

and Reading Skill (Y) ................................................................ 41

Figure 4.1. The Histogram of Learning Interest............................................. 55

Figure 4.2. The Polygon of Learning Interest ................................................ 55

Figure 4.3. The Histogram of Stucture Mastery............................................. 57

Figure 4.4. The Polygon of Structure Mastery............................................... 57

Figure 4.5. The Histogram of Reading Skill .................................................. 59

Figure 4.6. The Polygon of Reading skill ...................................................... 59

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1 List of Students Joining Try Out......................................... 77

Appendix 2 List of Students Joining the Test ........................................ 78

Appendix 3 The Blue Print of Learning Interest

Try Out Questionnaire (Try Out) ...................................... 79

Appendix 4 The Blue Print of Structure Mastery Test (Try Out) .......... 80

Appendix 5 The Blue Print of Reading Skill Test (Try Out) ................. 81

Appendix 6 The Questionnaire of Learning Interest (Try Out) ............. 82

Appendix 7 The Test of Structure Mastery (Try Out) ........................... 85

Appendix 8 The Test of Reading Skill (Try Out) ................................. 94

Appendix 9 The Blueprint of Learning Interest Questionnaire

(Take the Data).................................................................. 116

Appendix 10 The Blueprint of Structure Mastery

Test (Take the Data) .......................................................... 117

Appendix 11 Appendix 11. The Blueprint of Reading Skill

Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 118

Appendix 12 The Instrument of Learning Interest

Questionnaire (Take the Data) .......................................... 119

Appendix 13 The Instrument of Structure Mastery Test

(Take the Data) ................................................................ 121

Appendix 14 The Instrument of Reading Skill Test (Take the Data) ...... 127

Appendix 15 The Answer Key of Learning Interest

Questionnaire (Try Out) .................................................... 146

Appendix 16 The Answer Key of Structure Mastery (Try Out) .............. 147

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Appendix 17 The Answer Key of Reading Reading Skill (Try Out) ....... 148

Appendix 18 The Answer Key of Learning Interest

Questionnaire (Take the Data) .......................................... 149

Appendix 19 The Answer Key of Structure Mastery

Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 150

Appendix 20 The Answer Key of Reading Reading Skill

Test (Take the Data) .......................................................... 151

Appendix 21 Student’s Worksheet of Learning Interest

Questionnaire (Try Out) .................................................... 152

Appendix 22 Student’s Worksheet of Structure Mastery (Try Out) ........ 153

Appendix 23 Student’s Worksheet of Reading Skill (Try Out) ............... 154

Appendix 24 Student’s Worksheet of Learning Interest

Questionnaire (Take the Data) .......................................... 155

Appendix 25 Student’s Worksheet of Structure Mastery

Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 156

Appendix 26 Student’s Worksheet of Reading Skill

Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 157

Appendix 27 The Validity and Reliability Questionnaire

of Learning Interest Questionnaire (X1) ............................ 158

Appendix 28 The Computation of Validity and Reliability Questionnaire

of Learning Interest Questionnaire (X1) ............................ 163

Appendix 29 The Validity and Reliability Test

of Structure Mastery (X2) .................................................. 164

Appendix 30 The Computation of Validity and Reliability

Test of Structure Mastery (X2) .......................................... 171

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Appendix 31 The Validity and Reliability Test

of Reading Skill (Y) .......................................................... 172

Appendix 32 The Computation of Validity and Reliability Test

of Reading Skill (Y) ......................................................... 183

Appendix 33 Data of Learning Interest Test ........................................... 184

Appendix 34 Data of Structure Mastery Test ......................................... 185

Appendix 35 Data of Reading Skill Test ................................................ 186

Appendix 36 The Computation of Mean, Mode, Median,

and Standard Deviation of the Variables ........................... 187

Appendix 37 Normality Questionnaire of Learning Interest (X1) Data ... 191

Appendix 38 The Computation of Normality Questionnaire

of Learning Interest (X1) ................................................... 193

Appendix 39 Normality Test of Structure Mastery (X2) Data ................. 195

Appendix 40 The Computation of Normality Test

of Structure Mastery (X2) .................................................. 197

Appendix 41 Normality Test of Reading Skill (Y) Data ......................... 199

Appendix 42 The Computation of Normality Test

of Reading Skill (Y) ......................................................... 201

Appendix 43 Linearity and Significance of Regression between

Learning Interest (X1) and Reading Skill (Y) .................... 203

Appendix 44 The Computation of Linearity and Significance

of Regression between Learning Interest (X1)

and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 206

Appendix 45 Linearity and Significance of Regression between

Structure Mastery (X2) and Reading Skill (Y) ................... 208

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Appendix 46 The Computation of Linearity and Significance

of Regression between Structure Mastery (X2)

and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 211

Appendix 47 Multiple Linear Regressions of Learning Interest (X1)

and Structure Mastery (X2) Simultaneously,

and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 212

Appendix 48 The Computation of Multiple Linear Regressions

of Learning Interest (X1) and Structure Mastery (X2)

Simultaneously, and Reading Skill (Y) ............................. 215

Appendix 49 The Correlation Coefficient of Learning Interest (X1)

and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 217

Appendix 50 The Computation of Correlation Coefficient of

Learning Interest (X1) and Reading Skill (Y) ..................... 219

Appendix 51 The Correlation Coefficient of Structure Mastery (X2)

and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 221

Appendix 52 The Computation of Correlation Coefficient of

Structure Mastery (X2) and Reading Skill (Y) ................... 223

Appendix 53 Correlation Coefficient Learning Interest (X1)

and Structure Mastery (X2) Simultaneously.

and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 225

Appendix 54 The Computation of Correlation Coefficient of

Learning Interest (X1) and Structure Mastery (X2)

Simultaneously, and Reading Skill (Y) ............................. 228

Appendix 55 r-Table .............................................................................. 229

Appendix 56 Standard Normal Distribution Table ................................. 230

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Appendix 57 L Table ............................................................................. 231

Appendix 58 t Table .............................................................................. 232

Appendix 59 F-Table ............................................................................. 233

Appendix 60 Legalizations .................................................................... 234