From the statistic table, the average of reading comprehension score is 54.17. The median is 55 and the mode is
45. The highest score of reading comprehension is 95 while the lowest score is 20. The standard deviation is 14.594 with variance
212.972. Based on the result statistic above, the average of reading
comprehension test is 54.17. It means that the most students’ score of reading commprehension was in below minimum comptence
criteria KKM.
B. The Analysis of Data
The researcher used SPSS 22 to know whether or not there is correlation betwee
n students’ anxiety and their achievement in reading comprehension. The result of the data can be seen in the
following table:
Table 4.6 SPSS Correlation Table
Quesionnaire Reading test
Quesionnaire Pearson Correlation
1 -,407
Sig. 2-tailed ,002
N 54
54 Reading test
Pearson Correlation -,407
1 Sig. 2-tailed
,002 N
54 54
. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level 2-tailed.
From the calculation above, it is found that is -0.407.
The next step is to find the significance of varibales by calculating is tested by significance test formula.
t
count
=
√ √
in which t
count
= t
value
R = -0.407
n = 54
t
count
=
√ √
=
√ √
=
√ √
=
√
= = -3.213
Based on the calculation above, the result is compared by t
table
in the significance of 5 and 1 and n=54, the researcher found the degree of freedom Df with the formula:
Df = N – nr
= 54 – 2
= 52 From Df = 52, it is obtained t
table
of 5 = 0.279 and 1 = 0.361. It means that t
count
is higher than t
table
-3.213 -0.279 and -3.213 - 0.361. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis Ha is accepted. In
other words, there is a significant correlat ion between students’
anxiety and their achievement in reading comprehension.
C. The Interpretation of Data
Based on the table 4.6, it is proven that the correlation between students’ anxiety and their achievement in reading
comprehension is -0.407. It indicates that there is a negative correlation between them. It means that if students’ anxiety is
lower, their score of reading comprehension test will be higher. On the contrary, if students’ anxiety is higher, their score will be
lower. T
he result of formula ‘r’ is -0.407. Refer to the table 3.9, it is found out that index is in the interval of 0.40
– 0.70, it means that correlation between students’ anxiety and their achievement in
reading comprehension is a medium correlation.
D. Discussion
As the researcher wrote in the first chapter, the research proposed to
find an empirical evidence whether the students’ anxiety has any relationship with their achievement in reading comprehension.
In the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language, the acquisition of the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading,
and writing are important. However, reading is by far one of the most important skills. This is because reading is interelated with the success
of students’ learning in educational process. Through reading, students are able to gain a lot of knowledge and information. When the learners
have problem in reading comprehension such as feel anxious, fear or low self-confidence, it can influence to comprehend the text.
In this discussion is derived from the analysis of the findings. The analysis has been accomplished in order to answer the research
problems. This part presents some points concerning in research
design, collecting data and analyzing data based on the result in finding.
In this study, the researcher had conducted the data collecting. The data was collected by using two instruments. The first was a
questionnaire sheet that was given to all students as participants in this research. They were asked to fill the items of statement on the
questionnaire. The questionnaire was used to know the level of anxiety. The second instrument used was reading comprehension test.
The test was multiple choice test. The analysis has been accomplished in order to answer the
research problems. From the analysis, the researcher got the result as follow:
1. The number of participants used in this study was 54 2. The most students were in high level of anxiety
3. The most students’ score of reading commprehension was in below minimum comptence criteria KKM
4. The result of calculating correlation between students’ anxiety and their achievement in reading comprehension was -0.407. Based on
table 3.9 the strength of correlation is medium correlation. 5. From SPSS calculation the writer get N.Sig =.002, where
significance 0.05. 6. The hypothesis accepted was the alternative hypothesis.
Based on the result, it can be concluded that there was negative correlation both two variables in medium correlation. Hypotesis
testing showed that there was a significant correlation between two variables, because N.Sig 5
.
Therefore, it means that Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected.
If this study is compared to previous study, it shows that the results were different. Neneng Suryati, in her skripsi which aimed to
describe the correlation between students anxiety and their
