THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN VOCABULARY AND READING ABILITY AT THE TENTH YEAR STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TELKOM PEKANBARU

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This research was a correlational research. This research aimed at finding
out the correlation between students’ achievement in vocabulary and reading
ability. There were two variables used in this research. The first was X variable
(achievement in vocabulary) andthe second Y (Reading ability). The subject of
this research was the second year students at SMK TELKOM Pekanbaru whereas
the object of this research was the correlation between students’ achievement in
Vocabulary and Reading Ability. The population of this research was 200
students. To choose the sample, the researcher used simple random sampling
technique. In collecting the data, the researcher used tests for achievement in
vocabulary and reading ability. From the data analysis which had been done by
using SPSS 20 version, it could be seen that there was a significant correlation
between achievement in vocabulary and reading ability. It could be shown by the
explanation: 1) The score of correlation coefficient was 0.468> 0.3081in
significance level of 5% and 0.3978 in significant level of 1% (see the table of
product moment). It means that Ha was accepted which indicated that there is a
significant correlation between students’ achievement in vocabulary and reading
ability. 2) The probability of score sig. (2-tailed) was 0.000>0.05. It means that
Ha was accepted. In other words, there is a significant correlation between
achievement in vocabulary and reading ability.

Key Words: Correlation, achievement in vocabulary, and Reading Ability

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