Conceptual Framework The Hypothesis

F. The Hypothesis

Based on theoretical description and theoretical framework, the research can be formulated the hypothesis as follows: 1. Alternative Hypothesis Ha : there is a significant correlation between the students’ learning motivation and their achievement in English. 2. Null Hypothesis Ho : there is no significant correlation between the students’ learning motivation and their achievement in English.

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. The Objective of the Research

1. To know how far the students’ motivation in learning English 2. To know whether there is a significant correlation between students’ motivation and their achievement in English

B. Place and Time of the Research

The writer had done try out research at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Al- Fajar, Kedaung, Pamulang before the writer did this research at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Al-Hamidiyah Sawangan Depok in 8 th class on April 17 th -25 th 2010. The writer chooses Madrasah Tsanawiyah Al-Hamidiyah as the research object because the school has good enough quality and the writer has studied there.

C. Method of Study

The kind of research the writer did is a quantitative research. The writer used research instrument questionnaire to measure the students’ motivation. The total items of questionnaire are 40 items. Moreover, the writer took the scores about English in final test at the first semester from an English teacher. It is used to know the students’ achievement in English.

D. The Technique of Sample Taking

The writer did the try out research at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Al- Fajar, Kedaung Pamulang, the writer took sample of 20 students in 8 th class. At Madrasah Tsanawiyah Al-Hamidiyah Depok, there are four classes of second year. They are class A, B, C, and D. From those classes, the writer took sample of 10 students in each class as sample of this study. The total number of students or population is 104 students, and total sample of students are 40 students. The researcher took 40 respondent based on Sevilla’s book, she said that the numbers of minimum sample taking for correlation are 30 respondents. Technique of sample taking which is used is random sampling technique by using “Fishbowl” method 1 , the researcher gave and the wrote numbers for member which are gathered in sampling list on pieces of paper, one number for each population member then the papers are rolled up and shuffled in the glass, then took 40 papers. So that 40 pieces of paper which contain numbers of member would become sample of the research

E. The Technique of Data Collecting

To obtain data in this research, the writer applied: 1. Questionnaire The research at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Al-Hamidiyah, the writer did the research by using the questionnaire to know about the students’ motivation in English. It consists of written questions with 40 items, 21 positive questions and 19 negative questions. In that instrument, the writer gave the alternative option: Strongly Agree sangat setuju, Agree setuju, Disagree tidak setuju and Strongly Disagree sangat tidak setuju. We can see the table below: 1 Sevilla, Ochave. Pengantar Metodologi Penelitian, Jakarta: UI Pers, 1993, P.63-65.