THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SELF- CONCEPT AND READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS OF UIN RADEN FATAH PALEMBANG

Main Author: NISTAWATI, NISTAWATI
Format: Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2018
Online Access: http://repository.radenfatah.ac.id/5617/1/CHAPTER%20I%20.pdf
http://repository.radenfatah.ac.id/5617/2/CHAPTER%20V%20.pdf
http://repository.radenfatah.ac.id/5617/
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  • This study investigated the correlation between self-concept and reading comprehension achievement and explored the influence of self- concept on reading comprehension achievement of English Education Study Program Students of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. The population of this study was 106 students of English Education Study Program Students of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang in academic years 2017/2018. 85 students were taken as the sample by using purposive sampling. Academic Self- Concept Scale (ASCS) and Toefl Test were used to collect the data. Descriptive statistic, pearson product moment correlation, and regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. Data analysis using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient revealed that students’ self-concept significantly correlated with students’ reading comprehension achievement (r=701, p=.000). Additionally, the linier regression analysis showed that students’ self-concept contributed 49,2% to their reading comprehension achievement. Thus, the results indicated that there was a correlation between students’ self- concept and their reading comprehension achievement, and students’ self- concept influenced their reading comprehensionachievement.