THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENT’S VOCABULARY MASTERY AND READING COMPREHENSION

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between students' mastery of vocabulary and their reading comprehension at SMP Negeri 4 Samarinda. The study focused on the eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Samarinda during the Academic Year 2022/2023, including a total population of 24 pupils. This study employed quantitative methodologies. Through the utilization of a Test Vocabulary and Test Reading Comprehension. The study employed the Pearson product-moment coefficient calculation in SPSS to evaluate the correlation between students' proficiency in vocabulary and their reading comprehension skills. The p-value of 0.005, which is less than the significance level of 0.05, suggests a significant relationship between vocabulary competency and descriptive reading ability among the students. Based on the available data. The correlation coefficient has a value of 0.557. There was evidently a Moderate level of significance link. The correlation test yielded a score of 0.557, signifying a substantial degree of connection. The researcher identified a direct correlation between the vocabulary proficiency of students and their capacity to comprehend descriptive texts in the eighth grade at SMP Negeri 4 Samarinda.