THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS"™ MOTIVATION AND ENGLISH LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

Abstract

This study aims to observe the correlation between students"™ motivation and their English learning achievement at the Eighth grade of SMP Negeri 2 Sambas in academic year 2016/2017. The sample of this study was the 38 students in class VIIIA. The English learning achievement in this study refers to the students"™ English learning score. Based on the aim of the research, the researcher formulated study with correlational study. The students"™ motivation score was obtained from questionnaire administered in the class. The questionnaire consisted of 20 items. This questionnaire was adopted from Gardner"™s AMTB about motivation questionnaire for learners. For the students"™ English learning score, the researcher got it through documentation from the English teacher. This English learning score was obtained from the students"™ midterm test. In analyzing the data, the researcher used Pearson Product Moment in the program SPSS 16. The result from the calculation showed that the value of is -0.26. The researcher then compared it with at the significant degree 5% (0.355), the correlation between students"™ motivation and their English learning achievement is negative ( : = -0.26 < 0.355). As a result, the alternative hypothesis which states that "there is correlation between X variable and Y variable" is rejected.

Keywords: Correlation, Students"™ motivation, English Language Achievement