Reading and its relationships among attitude, motivation, and comprehension achievement in upper secondary school students

Fatimah  Tisa; Sofendi  Sofendi; Eryansyah Eryansyah

doi:10.21070/jees.v6i1.751

(1) Fatimah Tisa Universitas Sriwijaya
Indonesia
(2) * Sofendi Universitas Sriwijaya
Indonesia
(3) Eryansyah Universitas Sriwijaya
Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21070/jees.v6i1.751

Abstract

Reading is essential in every subject. Reading also has a relationship with the students' achievement. This study is aimed to investigate whether or not there is (1) a significant correlation between reading attitude and reading comprehension achievement, (2) a significant correlation between reading motivation and reading comprehension achievement, (3) a significant correlation between reading attitude and reading motivation, and (4) any correlation between predictor variables and the criterion variable. The study was a correlational study with Pearson-product moment correlation. The sample of this study were 95 eleventh graders of upper secondary school. Cluster random sampling technique is used in this study. Questionnaires of reading attitude, reading motivation, and reading comprehension tests are given. The questionnaire result reveals that the reading attitude was negative, and reading motivation is medium. Furthermore, the results show that reading attitude and reading comprehension has a significant correlation. Reading motivation and reading comprehension also has a significant correlation. The roles of students, parents and teachers must work suitably in order to construct the positive reading atmosphere, thus they could achieve the better achievement in reading even for all subjects.

HIGHLIGHTS:

The supports from family in motivating the children to be a good reader could build the positive attitude toward reading.
Reading motivation can lead to the improvement in language learning performance.
The learners who tend to read simple English texts can be said as the learners who were lacking English reading experiences.

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Author Biographies

Fatimah Tisa, Universitas Sriwijaya

Fatimah Tisa was born in Jakarta 18 th September 1993. In 2016, she completed her Bachelor Degree
in English Education Program in Sriwijaya University, Palembang. In 2020, she also completed her
Master Degree in English Education in Sriwijaya University, Palembang. She is now an English teacher
of eleventh graders in one of schools in Palembang.

Sofendi , Universitas Sriwijaya

Prof. Sofendi, M.A., Ph.D. was born in Palembang 7 th September 1960. He completed his Bachelor
Degree in Sriwijaya University in 1985. His Master Degree was completed in Warwick University, UK
in 1990. And finished the PhD in London University, UK in 1998. He was the Dean of Faculty of
Teacher and Training Education of Sriwijaya University in year 2013-2021. He is a lecturer of English
Education Program in Sriwijaya University with a concentration in Second Language Acquisition and
Linguistics

Eryansyah, Universitas Sriwijaya

Eryansyah, M.A., Ph.D. was born in Jakarta, 18 th July 1969. He completed his Bachelor Degree in
Sriwijaya University in 1994. In 2001, he completed his Master and PhD in 2017 in Waikato
University, NZ. He is a lecturer in English Education Program in Sriwijaya University.

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