The correlation of students’ self confidence and students’ english achievement at grade VIII SMP Negeri 9 Padangsidimpuan

Suty, Irna (2015) The correlation of students’ self confidence and students’ english achievement at grade VIII SMP Negeri 9 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research discussed about the correlation of students’ self confidence and students’ English achievement at grade VIII SMP Negeri 9 Padangsidimpuan. This research intended to know the students’ self confidence and students’ English achievement. Students’ self confidence influence to their achievement in learning English. This study the purpose to show whether there are correlation of students’ self confidence and students’ English achievement in learning English. This study the purpose to show whether there are correlation of students’ motivation and students’ English achievement in learning English. The objective of this study is to find out the correlation and solve the problem. It is a fact from questionnaire to students; they told that study English is very difficult. The researcher conducted correlation research. The method of this research is quantitative. The researcher has taken, so students’ from 240 population with simple stratific random sampling as sample. The researcher used questionnaires to know the students’ self confidence with 25 statement. Then, to know the sample the researcher take the data from school’s documentation (DKN). So, from the get to the data the researcher used questionnaires and test, to find out the Correlation of Students’ self confidence and students’ English Achievement at Grade VIII SMP Negeri 9 Padangsidimpuan. After calculating the data, the result of the research was significant of the Correlation of Students’ self confidence and students’ English Achievement at Grade VIII SMP Negeri 9 Padangsidimpuan. Because the value of “r” calculated were 0.728, while the value of the r table in Pearson Product Moment formulated on the degree of freedom 5% significant was 0.279. It showed “r” calculation was higher than or o.728 > 0.279. It has high correlation and it means that the hypothesis was accepted.

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