THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST, STUDENTS’ STRUCTURE MASTERY, AND STUDENTS’ READING SKILL (A Correlational Study at the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA N 1 Sukoharjo in the Academic Year 2014/2015).

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST,
STUDENTS’ STRUCTURE MASTERY, AND STUDENTS’ READING
SKILL
(A Correlational Study at the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA N 1
Sukoharjo in the Academic Year 2014/2015)

Thesis
Submitted to Teacher Training and Education Faculty of
Sebelas Maret University as a Partial Requirement for Getting the
Undergraduate Degree in English Education

By:
SEPTIAN TRI WIJAYANTI FATIMAH
K2210078

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
SURAKARTA
2015

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MOTTO

“Indeed, Allah is with the patient.”
(Qur’an, 8: 46)

“So verily, with the hardship, there is relief.”
(Qur’an, 94: 5)

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DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to:
 my beloved parents who always support and give
me strength,

 my beloved sister and brother, thanks for the advice
and support.

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ABSTRACT
Septian Tri Wijayanti Fatimah. K2210078. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN
STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST, STRUCTURE MASTERY, AND
READING SKILL (A CORRELATIONAL STUDY AT THE ELEVENTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 SUKOHARJO IN THE ACADEMIC
YEAR OF 2014/2015). Thesis, English Education Department. Teacher Training
and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta. Desember 2015.
The objective of this research is to find out whether there is a correlation
between (1) students’ learning interest and students’ reading skill; (2) students’
structure mastery and students’ reading skill; and (3) students’ learning interest,
students’ structure mastery simultaneously, and students’ reading skill.

This research used quantitative method that is correlational study. The
study was carried out from February 2014 to December 2015 at SMA N 1
Sukoharjo. The population was all the eleventh grade of SMA N 1 Sukoharjo in
the academic year of 2014/2015 which consists of eleven classes. The total
number of the students are 350 students. The sample were 36 students taken by
cluster random sampling technique. The instruments in collecting the data were
questionnaire and test. The questionnaire was used to collect the data of students’
learning interest; while the objectives test was used to collect the data of students’
structure mastery and students’ reading skill. The techniques which were used to
analyze the data were Single and Multiple Regresssion and Correlation.
The result of the data analysis shows that: (1) there is a positive correlation
between students’ learning interest and students’ reading skill; (2) there is a
positive correlation between students’ structure mastery and students’ reading
skill; and (3) there is a positive correlation between students’ learning interest,
students’ structure mastery simultaneously, and students’ reading skill. It means
that students’ learning interest and students’ structure mastery cannot be neglected
in improving reading skill.

Keywords: correlation, learning interest, structure mastery, reading skill

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Alhamdulillah, all praises just be for Allah SWT, the Merciful Lord, for
His blessing to the writer, helping, and giving her health, mercy, strength,
guidance, and everything during working and finishing this thesis. The writer
received support, advice, and assistance from many people. Thus, she would like
to express her grateful to those who give great contribution to the researcher to
finish this thesis:
1. The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty.
2. The Head of English Department, Teguh Sarosa, SS., M.Hum
3. Drs. Muh. Asrori, M. Pd, the first consultant for his time, patience,
support, correction, guidance, and suggestions.
4. Dr. Ngadiso, M. Pd, the second consultant for his time, patience, support,
correction, guidance, and suggestions.
5. All lecturers in English Education Program for the precious knowledge.
6. Her beloved mom and dad, Mulyadi and Istiyani, for their inspiration and
support to the writer during the hard times and difficulty in writing this
thesis.

7. Her beloved sister and brother, Deasy Prismasari and Ilham Aji Sasongko.
8. All her beloved friends in English Education Program especially class B.
9. Students of class XI MIA 4 and XI MIA 6 for cooperating during the
research.
The writer gratefully accepts every comment and suggestion because nothing
is perfect except Allah SWT and neither is this thesis. However, she hopes
that this thesis will be useful to the improvement of the English teaching
and learning.
Surakarta, June 2016

Septian Tri Wijayanti Fatimah

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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE ..........................................................................................................

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PRONOUNCEMENT .................................................................................. ii

APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANTS ..................................................... iii
APPROVAL OF THE THESIS EXAMINERS ............................................ iv
MOTTO ....................................................................................................... v
DEDICATION ............................................................................................ vi
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................ vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT .............................................................................. viii
TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................... ix
LIST OF TABLE ......................................................................................... xii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................... xiii
LIST OF FIGURE ....................................................................................... xiv
LIST OF APPENDICES .............................................................................. xv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study ................................................. 1
B. Problem Identification ..................................................... 2
C. Problem Limitation ......................................................... 2
D. Problem Statement .......................................................... 3
E. Objectives of the Study ................................................... 3
F. Benefits of the Study........................................................ 3
CHAPTER II. THEORITICAL REVIEW
A. Review on Reading Skill ................................................. 5

1. The Definition of Reading ......................................... 5
2. The Definition of Reading Skill ................................. 5
3. Types of Reading ...................................................... 6
4. Purpose of Reading ................................................... 7

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5. The Areas of Reading Skill ........................................ 8
6. Models of Reading .................................................... 9
7. Technique of Reading ............................................... 10
8. Microskills and Macroskills of Reading .................... 14
9. Construct and Indicators of Reading .......................... 16
B. Review on Learning Interest ........................................... 16
1. The Definition of Interest ......................................... 16
2. The Definition of Learning Interest ........................... 17
3. The Importance of Learning Interest ......................... 18
4. Types of Interest ....................................................... 19
5. Factors that Affect Interest ........................................ 21
6. The Indicators of Interest .......................................... 22
7. Construct and Indicators of Learning Interest............. 24

C. Review on Structure Mastery .......................................... 25
1. Definition of Structure Mastery ................................. 25
2. The Importance of Structure Mastery ........................ 26
3. The Scope of Grammar ............................................. 27
4. Material of Structure Mastery .................................... 28
5. Construct of Structure Mastery .................................. 35
D. Rationale ......................................................................... 35
E. Hypothesis ...................................................................... 38
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. The Place and Time of the Research ............................... 39
B. Methodology of the Research .......................................... 39
C. Research Variables .......................................................... 40
D. Population, Sample, and Sampling .................................. 41
E. The Technique of Collecting Data ................................... 42
F. The Technique of Analyzing Data ................................... 47
G. Hypothesis Test .............................................................. 50

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CHAPTER IV. RESULT OF THE STUDY

A. Description of the Data ................................................... 54
B. The Hypotheses Testing ................................................. 61
C. The Discussion ............................................................... 64
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion ..................................................................... 68
B. Implication ..................................................................... 68
C. Suggestion ...................................................................... 69
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................ 71
APPENDICES ............................................................................................. 77

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 4.1. The Data of Learning Interest ...................................................... 54
Table 4.2. The Frequency Distribution of the Scores of Learning Interest ..... 55
Table 4.3. The Data of Structure Mastery...................................................... 56
Table 4.4. The Frequency Distribution of the Scores of Structure Mastery .... 56
Table 4.5. The Data of Reading Skill ............................................................ 58
Table 4.6. The Frequency Distribution of the Scores of Reading Skill........... 58

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LIST OF ABBREVIATION

SMA

: Sekolah Menengah Atas

N

: Negeri

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LIST OF FIGURE

Figure 3.1. Diagram of the Relationship between Learning
Interest (X1) and Structure Mastery (X2),
and Reading Skill (Y) ................................................................ 41

Figure 4.1. The Histogram of Learning Interest............................................. 55
Figure 4.2. The Polygon of Learning Interest ................................................ 55
Figure 4.3. The Histogram of Stucture Mastery............................................. 57
Figure 4.4. The Polygon of Structure Mastery............................................... 57
Figure 4.5. The Histogram of Reading Skill .................................................. 59
Figure 4.6. The Polygon of Reading skill ...................................................... 59

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1

List of Students Joining Try Out......................................... 77

Appendix 2

List of Students Joining the Test ........................................ 78

Appendix 3

The Blue Print of Learning Interest
Try Out Questionnaire (Try Out) ...................................... 79

Appendix 4

The Blue Print of Structure Mastery Test (Try Out) .......... 80

Appendix 5

The Blue Print of Reading Skill Test (Try Out) ................. 81

Appendix 6

The Questionnaire of Learning Interest (Try Out) ............. 82

Appendix 7

The Test of Structure Mastery (Try Out) ........................... 85

Appendix 8

The Test of Reading Skill (Try Out) ................................. 94

Appendix 9

The Blueprint of Learning Interest Questionnaire
(Take the Data).................................................................. 116

Appendix 10

The Blueprint of Structure Mastery
Test (Take the Data) .......................................................... 117

Appendix 11

Appendix 11. The Blueprint of Reading Skill
Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 118

Appendix 12

The Instrument of Learning Interest
Questionnaire (Take the Data) .......................................... 119

Appendix 13

The Instrument of Structure Mastery Test
(Take the Data) ................................................................ 121

Appendix 14

The Instrument of Reading Skill Test (Take the Data) ...... 127

Appendix 15

The Answer Key of Learning Interest
Questionnaire (Try Out) .................................................... 146

Appendix 16

The Answer Key of Structure Mastery (Try Out) .............. 147

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Appendix 17

The Answer Key of Reading Reading Skill (Try Out) ....... 148

Appendix 18

The Answer Key of Learning Interest
Questionnaire (Take the Data) .......................................... 149

Appendix 19

The Answer Key of Structure Mastery
Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 150

Appendix 20

The Answer Key of Reading Reading Skill
Test (Take the Data) .......................................................... 151

Appendix 21

Student’s Worksheet of Learning Interest
Questionnaire (Try Out) .................................................... 152

Appendix 22

Student’s Worksheet of Structure Mastery (Try Out) ........ 153

Appendix 23

Student’s Worksheet of Reading Skill (Try Out) ............... 154

Appendix 24

Student’s Worksheet of Learning Interest
Questionnaire (Take the Data) .......................................... 155

Appendix 25

Student’s Worksheet of Structure Mastery
Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 156

Appendix 26

Student’s Worksheet of Reading Skill
Test (Take the Data) ......................................................... 157

Appendix 27

The Validity and Reliability Questionnaire
of Learning Interest Questionnaire (X1) ............................ 158

Appendix 28

The Computation of Validity and Reliability Questionnaire
of Learning Interest Questionnaire (X1) ............................ 163

Appendix 29

The Validity and Reliability Test
of Structure Mastery (X2) .................................................. 164

Appendix 30

The Computation of Validity and Reliability
Test of Structure Mastery (X2) .......................................... 171

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Appendix 31

The Validity and Reliability Test
of Reading Skill (Y) .......................................................... 172

Appendix 32

The Computation of Validity and Reliability Test
of Reading Skill (Y) ......................................................... 183

Appendix 33

Data of Learning Interest Test ........................................... 184

Appendix 34

Data of Structure Mastery Test ......................................... 185

Appendix 35

Data of Reading Skill Test ................................................ 186

Appendix 36

The Computation of Mean, Mode, Median,
and Standard Deviation of the Variables ........................... 187

Appendix 37

Normality Questionnaire of Learning Interest (X1) Data ... 191

Appendix 38

The Computation of Normality Questionnaire
of Learning Interest (X1) ................................................... 193

Appendix 39

Normality Test of Structure Mastery (X2) Data ................. 195

Appendix 40

The Computation of Normality Test
of Structure Mastery (X2) .................................................. 197

Appendix 41

Normality Test of Reading Skill (Y) Data ......................... 199

Appendix 42

The Computation of Normality Test
of Reading Skill (Y) ......................................................... 201

Appendix 43

Linearity and Significance of Regression between
Learning Interest (X1) and Reading Skill (Y) .................... 203

Appendix 44

The Computation of Linearity and Significance
of Regression between Learning Interest (X1)
and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 206

Appendix 45

Linearity and Significance of Regression between
Structure Mastery (X2) and Reading Skill (Y) ................... 208

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Appendix 46

The Computation of Linearity and Significance
of Regression between Structure Mastery (X2)
and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 211

Appendix 47

Multiple Linear Regressions of Learning Interest (X1)
and Structure Mastery (X2) Simultaneously,
and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 212

Appendix 48

The Computation of Multiple Linear Regressions
of Learning Interest (X1) and Structure Mastery (X2)
Simultaneously, and Reading Skill (Y) ............................. 215

Appendix 49

The Correlation Coefficient of Learning Interest (X1)
and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 217

Appendix 50

The Computation of Correlation Coefficient of
Learning Interest (X1) and Reading Skill (Y) ..................... 219

Appendix 51

The Correlation Coefficient of Structure Mastery (X2)
and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 221

Appendix 52

The Computation of Correlation Coefficient of
Structure Mastery (X2) and Reading Skill (Y) ................... 223

Appendix 53

Correlation Coefficient Learning Interest (X1)
and Structure Mastery (X2) Simultaneously.
and Reading Skill (Y) ....................................................... 225

Appendix 54

The Computation of Correlation Coefficient of
Learning Interest (X1) and Structure Mastery (X2)
Simultaneously, and Reading Skill (Y) ............................. 228

Appendix 55

r-Table .............................................................................. 229

Appendix 56

Standard Normal Distribution Table ................................. 230

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Appendix 57

L Table ............................................................................. 231

Appendix 58

t Table .............................................................................. 232

Appendix 59

F-Table ............................................................................. 233

Appendix 60

Legalizations .................................................................... 234

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