Yulianto, Agus (2008) THE INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION AND INTELLIGENCE ON ACHIEVEMENT OF READING COMPREHENSION OF THE SEVENTH SEMESTER ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA IN 2007 / 2008 ACADEMIC YEAR. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.
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Abstract
People believe that intelligent people learn information more quickly and easily to get achievement than less intelligent people. This encourages the writer to verify whether the motivation and IQ influences the achievement in reading comprehension of the seventh semester English department students of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. In accordance with the objective above, the writer uses a multiple linear regression study. The population of the study is the seventh semester English department students of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, consisting of 428 students. Out of the whole population, 42 students were taken as the sample. The sampling technique used was multistage cluster random sampling where the writer chose one of the seven classes of the seventh semester English students. The writer took 42 students out by using a lottery technique. The writer used questionnaire in collecting the data of motivation and documentation in collecting the data of the students’ intelligence. While to collect the data of students’ score of reading comprehension, the writer used test. Then. techniques of analysis the data in this study are simple correlation and multiple linear regression. The result of analysis shows that there is a positive correlation between motivation (X1) and reading comprehension (Y) (rxy 0,853>0,304). The correlation between motivation and reading comprehension is significant (10,337>1,671)). There is a positive correlation between student’s intelligence (X2) and reading comprehension (Y) (rxy = 0,721>0,304). The correlation coefficient between student’s intelligence and reading comprehension is significant (6,572> 1,671). There is significance correlation between motivation (X1) and student’s intelligence (X2) with reading comprehension (Y),in which the value of for regression is 53,417 and the value of for df (2; 39) at the level of significance α = 0,05 is 3,32, so the F0 is greater than Ft (53,417 > 3,32). The result of the study also shows that the relative contribution of motivation and intelligence quotient and reading comprehension is 73% and the hypothesis saying that the motivation and intelligence quotient positively and significantly influences the achievement of reading comprehension of the seventh semester of English department students of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta is accepted.
| Item Type: | Karya ilmiah (Skripsi) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | motivation, intelligence and reading comprehension achievement |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Ken Retno Yuniwati |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2008 02:59 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2010 12:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.ums.ac.id/id/eprint/400 |
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