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CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS` SCORES IN
READING AND WRITING IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
OF SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Harbin Wisnu Surya Aji
112006132

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012

CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS` SCORES IN
READING AND WRITING IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
OF SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Harbin Wisnu Surya Aji
112006132

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012

CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS` SCORES IN
READING AND WRITING IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
OF SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

THESIS

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Harbin Wisnu Surya Aji
112006132

Approved by:

Prof. DR. Gusti Astika, MA.

Hendro Setiawan H., MA.

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Supervisor

Examiner

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Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS` SCORES IN READING AND WRITING IN TH
ENGLISH DEPARTM ENT OF SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to find out whether there was any correlation between
students’ achievement in Critical Reading and students’ achievement in Narrative and
Descriptive Writing at the English Department, Satya Wacana Christian University.Data used
in this study were students’ final scores in Critical Reading and Narrative and Descriptive.
There were 92 students taking both courses in the semester. The scores were then tested for
scores normality by looking at descriptive statistics scores, normality curves, and scatterplots.
Since the students’ scores in Critical Reading and Narrative and Descriptive Writing did not
have a normal distribution, Spearman Rank Correlation was used instead of Pearson
Correlation Coefficient. It was discovered that Critical Reading had a weak correlation with
Narrative and Descriptive Writing. This study calls for a further study to be conducted to
identify other factor(s) that contribute(s) to the relationship between Critical Reading and
Narrative and Descriptive Writing.
KEYWORDS: Reading, Writing, Correlation

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