THE EFFECT OF STUDENTS MOTIVATIONAL BEHAVIOR TOWARD THEIR READING COMPREHENSION AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMA N 1 PRINGSEWU

Diyah Anggraini, Ag Bambang Setiyadi, Tuntun Sinaga

Abstract


Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan a) apakah ada hubungan antara perilaku motivasi siswa terhadap hasil pemahaman membaca mereka dan b) apa jenis perilaku motivasi yang paling mempengaruhi terhadap hasil pemahaman membaca siswa. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Sasaran penelitian ini sebanyak 26 siswa kelas dua SMAN 1 Pringsewu. Tes kuesioner dan membaca digunakan sebagai alat untuk pengambilan data. Analisis data menggunakan program statistik untuk ilmu sosial (SPSS) versi 16.0. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara perilaku motivasi siswa terhadap hasil pemahaman membaca siswa dan attention merupakan jenis perilaku motivasi siswa yang paling mempengaruhi terhadap hasil pemahaman membaca siswa. Dapat disarankan bahwa perilaku motivasi berperan penting didalam pemahaman membaca siswa.

The aims of this study were to find out a) the correlation between students motivational behavior and their reading comprehension and b) what kind of motivational behavior mostly influences students reading comprehension. This research was quantitative research. The subjects of this research were 26 second grade students of SMAN 1 Pringsewu. The Questionnaire and reading tests were administrated as the instrument. The data were analyzed by using statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 16.0. The result showed that there was a significant correlation between the students, motivational behavior and their reading comprehension with the significant level 0.00<0.05. Attention, as a part of motivational behavior, provides the most contribution to students reading comprehension. This suggests that motivational behavior plays an important role in reading comprehension.

Keywords: correlation, motivational behavior, reading comprehension


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