The correlation between learning style and reading comprehension at the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan

Siregar, Eli Sahdia (2024) The correlation between learning style and reading comprehension at the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research discussed about the correlation between learning style and reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsimpuan. The problems of this research were the students feel difficult to read and understand the text, students feel difficult to find out the information of the text and the students feel that learning English is very boring because it uses a very monotonous method. The aims of this research is to know the students’ learning styles at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan, to know the students’ reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan and to find out whether there is a correlation between learning style and reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan or not. This kind of research was quantitative research with a correlation research. The population of this research was the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan. The sample of this research was 22 students. The researchers used questionnaires to measure students' learning styles and multiple choices test to test students' reading comprehension. Data was analyzed by using product moment formula. The result of this research found that the learning style at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan was very good category, the reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan was enough category and there was a significant correlation between learning style and reading comprehension at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 8 Padangsidimpuan in enough category.

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