The Influence of Reading Habit and Writing Motivation on Writing Ability of Al Huda Vocational High School Pekanbaru

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This research aimed to investigate the influence of reading habit and writing
motivation on students’ writing ability of the second-year students of Al Huda
Vocational High School Pekanbaru. This research was a survey research and used
multiple regression in analyzing the data. The subject of this research was the second- year students of Al Huda Vocational High School Pekanbaru that consisted of three
majors: Accounting 26 male students, Secretary 22 female students, and Network
Computer 16 students. The total sample was 64 students. The technique of sample
collection was census sampling where all the population became the sample of the
research. In the data collection, two instruments were used, they were a questionnaire
and a test. The questionnaire was used to collect the data of the students’ reading
habit and writing motivation, while the test was used to collect the data of the
students’ writing ability. The data of this research were analyzed by using Pearson
Product Moment and multiple regressions by using SPSS v.20 to get the result of the
research. The result of this research indicated that the students’ writing ability was
categorized into “high”,, while the students’ writing motivation was categorized
into“very well”, and the students’ writing ability was categorized into “weak.” From
Pearson Product Moment result and multiple regression, there was an effect of
reading habit toward the students’ writing ability, while there was an effect of writing
motivation toward the students’ writing ability, and there was a significant influence
of reading habit and writing motivation toward the students’ writing ability.

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