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Research: The Correlation between Students’ Reading Interest and Their Reading Comprehension


The Correlation between Students’ Reading Interest and Their Reading Comprehension 



This research was conducted at SMPN 1 Siak Hulu. The subject of this research was the students at the eighth grade of SMPN 1 Siak Hulu. And the object of this research was the students’ ability in reading comprehension. The researcher took purposes sampling. In order to collect the data of this research, the researcher used test and questionnaire. In analyzing the data to categorize the students’ ability in reading comprehension, the researcher categorized them into four levels. They were good, fair, less, and bad. The students’ reading interest, the researcher categorized it into three levels. They were high, middle, and low. Based on the data analysis, the researcher concluded that there was no correlation between students’ reading interest and their reading comprehension. The students’ reading interest at the eighth grade of SMPN 1 Siak Hulu was categorized into middle. The students’ ability in reading comprehension is categorized into less. The result of analysis showed that average score of the students’ ability in reading comprehension was 44.2. It is proved as from 32 samples that none student got good category. It is hoped that the finding of the present study will be useful for the teaching of English, especially in reading comprehension.




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