The correlation between learning discipline and students’ achievement in learning English : a study to the eight grade students of SMP Negeri 1 batang toru.

Zuhri, Azan (2015) The correlation between learning discipline and students’ achievement in learning English : a study to the eight grade students of SMP Negeri 1 batang toru. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research discussed about the correlation between learning discipline and students’ achievement in learning English at eight grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Batang Toru. Students’ learning discipline influence to their achievement in learning English. This study aims to show whether there are or not correlation between learning discipline and students’ achievement in learning English. The objective of this study is to find out the correlation and solve the problem. The researcher conducted correlation research. The method of this research is quantitative. The researcher has taken 32 students from 215 populations with simple random sampling as sample. The researcher used questionnaire to know the students learning discipline with 20 statements. Then, to know the students’ achievement the researcher asked from school’s documentation (DKN). The data that collected analyzed with product moment formula. After calculating the data, there is the different result both of students’ learning discipline and students’ achievement in learning English. It can be seen from the calculating the data, the score of learning discipline is higher than students’ achievement in learning English score. From count From count,∝ = 0.05 and n = 32 - 2 = 30 so can find t table = 2.180 . Actually t count is bigger than t table or 2.180 ≥ 1.697. So, alternative hypothesis received, it means there is significant correlation between learning discipline and English achievement.

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