After that, Simple Regression was done to find how far the contribution of students‟ ability in inferring word meaning from context to their reading
comprehension achievement. With the formulation as follows:
R = r
2
Note: R
: Regression r
: coefficient correlation
I. Hypothesis Testing
After finding the coefficien t correlation between the students‟ ability in inferring
word meaning from context and their achievement in reading comprehension, the researcher found out the criterion of the hypothesis acceptance. To determine
whether the first hypothesis was accepted or rejected, the following criterion acceptance was used:
H
= r
value
r
table
H
1
= r
value
r
table
With the explanation as follows: a.
H
0.
There is no significant correlation between the students‟ ability in inferring word meaning from context and their achievement in reading
comprehension. We could accept this hypothesis if
r
value
is lower than
r
table.
b. H
1.
There is significant correlation b etween the students‟ ability in inferring
word meaning from context and their achievement in reading comprehension. We could accept this hypothesis if
r
value
is higher than
r
table.
IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
A. Results of the Research
As mentioned in chapter one, the research was conducted in order to know the correlation between students‟ ability in inferring word meaning from context and
their achievement on reading comprehension. The researcher conducted the research at the first year students at SMA Negeri 1 Kibang, East Lampung. There
were five classes with the total number of 157 students. The sample of the research was chosen by probability sampling used lottery. The researcher took 8
students for each class, so the total number of sample was 40 students.
The data were collected through tests; inferring word meaning from context test on January 9
th
2012 and reading comprehension test on January 10
th
2012. Inferring word meaning from context test was particularly aimed at discovering
the students‟ achievement in inferring word meaning from context while reading
comprehension test was used to know the students‟ achievement on reading comprehension
In this part, the researcher discusses the result of inferring word meaning from context test, reading comprehension test, correlation between
students‟ ability in inferring word meaning from context and their achievement on reading
comprehension, students‟ ability in inferring word meaning from context
contribution to their achievement on reading comprehension and hypothesis testing.
1. The Result of Inferring Word Meaning from Context Test
The researcher gave inferring word meaning from context test to 40 students of the first year students at SMA Negeri 1 Kibang, East Lampung. As it was
mentioned, the test consisted of 30 items and it was administered in 60 minutes
From the result of inferring word meaning from context test, it was obtained that the highest score was 90 and the lowest score was 33.3 and the average was 64.27
see Appendix 12. The researcher categorized the students who got score from 80 to 100 into excellent performance, from 60 to 79 into good performance, from 50
to 59 into average, and under 50 into poor performance.
Table 5. Inferring Word Meaning from Context Score
Interval Score Category
Frequency Percentage
80 – 100
Excellent 14
35 60
– 79 Good
9 22.5
50 – 59
Average 7
17.5 – 49
Poor 10
25
