THE CORRELATION BETWEEN READING MOTIVATION AND READING COMPREHENSION

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the potential relationship between students' reading motivation and their levels of reading comprehension at SMP Negeri 4 Samarinda. Students enrolled in the eighth grade at SMP Negeri 4 Samarinda during the academic year 2022/2023 participated in this study. This study employs quantitative research methodology, employing surveys to measure reading motivation and reading comprehension assessments. The present study employs the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software to evaluate the association between students' reading motivation and reading comprehension. The p-value of 0.004, which is less than the predetermined significance level of 0.05, indicates that there is a statistically significant relationship between Reading Motivation and Reading Comprehension. The value calculated from the coefficient data was 0.591. The data revealed a discernible association between reading motivation and reading comprehension of moderate strength. In other words, the researcher discovered a positive correlation between eighth-grade SMP Negeri 4 Samarinda students' reading motivation and their reading comprehension skills.