CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT SMK KEUANGAN PEKANBARU

ABSTRACT Wenie Novitasari, (2021) : Correlation Between Socio-Economic Status and Students’ Achievement in Learning English at SMK Keuangan Pekanbaru This study aimed to find the correlation between socio-economic status and students’ achievement in learning English at SMK Keuangan Pekanbaru. This study was conducted at SMK Keuangan Pekanbaru on 18th of December 2020. The population in this study was 302 students and the samples ware 30 students. For the technique of taking sample, researcher used simple purposive sampling technique. In collecting the data, the researcher used questionnaires to assess students’ socio-economic status which consisted of 15 items of questions. And using document to assess students’ English learning achievement of this study. To determine the relationship between two variables researched, researcher used the Pearson Product-Momment Correlation formula and analyzed by using SPSS version 23.0. In this research, the data were analyzed by using Pearson Product- Moment Correlation coefficient through SPSS 23.00. The result of this research showed that sig. (2-tailed) value was 0.007. It can be stated that 0.007 < 0.05. It means that null hypothesis (H0) is rejected, while the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. The value of correlation coefficient (r) was 0.485. In conclusion, there is a significant positive correlation between socio-economic status and students’ achievement in learning English. The researcher also found that 23.52% of students’ learning achievement at SMK Keuangan Pekanbaru influenced by their socio-economic status. Keywords: Correlation, Socio-Economic Status, Learning Achievemen