THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS' READING HABITS AND VOCABULARY MASTERY TOWARD THEIR WRITING ABILITY AT TENTH CLASS OF SMAN 2 NGANJUK - Research correlation study

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The research measures students’ reading habits, vocabulary mastery, and writing ability for the tenth class of SMAN 2 Nganjuk in the 2022/2023 academic year and investigates how reading habits and vocabulary mastery correlate with writing ability. Quantitative correlational methods are applied to 34 students from X-7 using questionnaires and tests. Descriptive statistics and inferential analysis with multiple correlation and statistical F-test are conducted. Results show reading habits in a good category (mean 61.73), vocabulary mastery in a low category (mean 58.24), and writing ability at an average level (mean 63.53). At a 5% significance level, Fcount 8.75 exceeds Ftable 3.30, so the alternative hypothesis is accepted.

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Introduction

English skills and skill categories

Role of reading habits

Relationship among reading, vocabulary, and writing

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS' READING HABITS AND VOCABULARY MASTERY TOWARD THEIR WRITING ABILITY AT TENTH CLASS OF SMAN 2 NGANJUK Diterima: 2023-10-09 Revisi: 2023-10-09 Terbit: 2023-10-11 Dinan Izzazi Zatalini 1, Sujono2, 1, 2 STKIP PGRI Nganjuk, Nganjuk Abstract—The objectives ofthe research are: 1) To measure the level of students’ reading habits, vocabulary mastery, and writing ability of tenth class of SMAN 2 Nganjuk in the academic year 2022/2023, 2) To find out the correlation between students' reading habits and vocabulary mastery toward their writing ability of tenth class of SMAN 2 Nganjuk in the academic year 2022/2023. The research using quantitative methods and designed as correlational research. The population of this research consisted of all tenth grade students of SMAN 2 Nganjuk for the academic year 2022/2023. The sample used were 34 students of X-7 class. In collecting data, this research using questionnaire and test. The data analysis technique used are descriptive statistics, inferential statisics using multiple correlation and statistical F-test analysis. The result of this study showed that the reading habit at tenth class of SMAN 2 Nganjuk is in good category with average score is 61,73. The students’ vocabulary mastery is in low category with the average score is 58,24. The writing ability of students is standard/average with average score is 63,53. Based on the result of the analysis with significance level 5%, the value of Fcount (8,75) > Ftable (3,30). The alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted, which means there is a significant correlation between students’ reading habit and vocabulary mastery toward their writing ability oftenth class students ofSMAN 2 Nganjuk. Keywords: Reading Habit, Vocabulary Mastery, Writing Ability This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License. Penulis Korespondensi: Nama Penulis: Sujono Program Studi Penulis: Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Institusi Penulis:STKIP PGRI Nganjuk Email: [john.bril@gmail.com](john.bril@gmail.com) Orchid ID: [http://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000](http://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000) INTRODUCTION To master English well, every skill of English must be known and learned by students. Four basic skills in English such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The four basic skills are divided into two categories, there are receptive skills and productive skills. Productive knowledge of a word is traditionally defined as what one needs to know about a word in order to use it while speaking or writing (productive channels); receptive knowledge is what one needs to know in order to understand a word while reading or listening (receptive channels), (Crow, 1986:24) . Both receptive and productive skills have a strong relation and should be mastered well if someone want a great ability in English. Without listening, no speaking is possible, without reading no writing is possible (Sreena and Ilankumaran, 2018:670) . So students must balance between each of these skills. In receptive skills, students should read and listen more to gain information. Reading habit plays an important role in learning English, especially in mastering vocabulary and writing ability. However, many students lack reading habits, which limits their English language proficiency. There are several factors that make it difficult for English students to have a reading habit: (1) lack of encouragement to read from students; (2) students' environment that does not support to reading; (3) reading in English is not as easy as reading in Indonesian for some students, (4) most students prefer to listen rather than read; and (5) students' lack of knowledge about vocabulary that makes them unable to understand what they read; . One basic problem in writing is students lack of vocabulary which make students do not confidence in expressing their idea. The best way to solve that problem is by reading. The writer using recount text to examine

FAQs

What variables are measured in this study?

The study measures students’ reading habits, vocabulary mastery, and writing ability among tenth-grade students of SMAN 2 Nganjuk during 2022/2023.

How is the research conducted and what is the sample size?

A quantitative correlational design is used with 34 students from class X-7. Data are collected using questionnaires and tests.

What do the results show about reading habits, vocabulary mastery, and writing ability?

Reading habits fall in the good category (mean 61.73), vocabulary mastery is low (mean 58.24), and writing ability is average/standard (mean 63.53).

Is there a significant correlation among the studied variables?

Yes. At the 5% significance level, Fcount (8.75) is greater than Ftable (3.30), so the alternative hypothesis is accepted, indicating a significant correlation related to students’ reading habits and vocabulary mastery toward their writing ability.

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