The correlation between morphological awareness and writing ability of english education study program students of STAIN Palangka Raya
Daftar Isi:
- The present study was aimed to investigate the relationship between morphological awareness and writing ability of sixth semester students of English Education Study Program of STAIN Palangka Raya. So this way, it intended to know is there any correlation between morphological awareness and writing ability. In the present study, it applied quantitative approach by using correlation design. The instrument of the study was test. Morphological awareness was measured by analyzing words and writing ability was measured by completing an essay. The population of the study were the sixth semester students of English Education Study Program of STAIN Palangka Raya academic year 2012/2013. The number of sample were fifty students. To analyze the data, it used product of moment correlation formula to find the correlation index between two variables. The result of the study has shown that there was positive correlation between morphological awareness and writing ability. The index of correlation was 0.712. Based on degree of freedom calculation at 5% significance level, it was known that 0.712 > 0.273. So, Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. The contribution calculation of variable X and variable Y showed that coefficient determinant (KP) was 50.69 %. In other words, morphological awareness gave contribution to writing ability about 50.69 %. As conclusion, the result finding showed that morphological awareness and writing ability have significant correlation.