THE CORRELATION BETWEEN READING MOTIVATION AND READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MAN 2 PALEMBANG.[SKRIPSI]

The purpose of this study were to find out: (1) whether or not there is significant correlation between reading motivation and reading comprehension achievement of the eleventh grade students of MAN 2 Palembang, (2) whether or not reading motivation significantly influence reading comprehension achievement of the eleventh grade students of MAN 2. The population of this study was the whole classes of 11th grade which consist of three hundred forty six students. And then one hundred forty seven students was selected as the sample by using purposive sampling technique. The data were collected using MRQ questionnaire by Wigfeld, Jhon and Guthrie (1996) and reading section of TOEFL Junior test. Prson Product Moment and regressions analysis were used to find out the correlation and influence between two variables. The result showed that there is significant correlation between reading motivation and reading comprehension achievement with r= .587. Besides, there was also significant influence of reading motivation and reading comprehension achievement with 34,5%. This study could have implications for English teacher, students, and next researcher