THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS' MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AND THEIR SPEAKING ABILITY

Irine Sonia Pratiwi, Bambang Setiyadi, Ujang Suparman

Abstract


Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari korelasi antara motivasi siswa dalam belajar dan prestasi mereka dalam berbicara. Peneliti menggunakan metode kuantitatif dan menggunakan metode yang lebih khusus yakni Pearson-product moment correlation coefficient. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa korelasi antara dua variabel yang disebutkan adalah 0,622. Hasil ini membuktikan bahwa korelasi antara keduanya bernilai signifikan. Untuk nilai regresi, hasil dari pengolahan data menunjukkan angka 0,387. Hasil ini menjelaskan bahwa motivasi mempengaruhi prestasi siswa dalam berbicara Bahasa Inggris sebanyak 38,7%. Peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa motivasi telah mempengaruhi tingkah laku siswa dalam belajar, mengubah pola belajar kognitif siswa dan membuat siswa fokus dalam mencapai tujuan mereka. Siswa yang termotivasi mengatasi rintangan yang datang kepada mereka dengan kekuatan yang kuat dari dalam diri mereka. Selain itu, siswa yang termotivasi sering mendapat hasil yang baik karena motivasi meningkatkan penampilan mereka dalam mencapai tujuan belajar mereka.

This research was aimed at investigating the correlation between students motivation in learning English and their speaking ability. The researcher used quantitative method and more specifically the researcher used Pearson-product moment correlation coefficient. The result of this research showed that the correlation between both variables was 0.622. It means that the correlation between both variables was significantly correlated. For the contribution, the students motivation contribution toward their English speaking ability was 0.387. It means that the motivation contributed on the students English speaking ability for 38.7%. The researcher concluded that the motivation directed students behavior in learning, changing the cognitive processes in learning and making the students focus on reaching their goals. Motivated students overcome obstacles which come to them with strongly powerful from inside. Moreover, motivated students often got best result because motivation improved their performance to achieve their goals.

Keywords: correlation, English speaking ability, motivation.


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