THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ READING HABIT AND READING COMPREHENSION OF THE TWELFTH GRADE IN SMA N 01 KOTABUMI NORTH LAMPUNG ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

Abstract

This research intends to investigate the phenomenon of students' reading habit that can be related to their reading comprehension. The purpose of this study is to find out whether there is a significant correlation between students’ reading habit and reading comprehension of the Twelfth grade in SMA N 01 Kotabumi North Lampung Academic year 2021/2022. This type of research is quantitative research and uses a correlational research design. The population consists of 142 students. Sample were taken from 15% of the population from each class so that the number of samples was 34 students. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire and multiple choice test. Then, to fulfill the hypothesis, the researcher analyzed the data using the Pearson product moment correlation formula and obtained the observed 0.532, so the value of tobserved > ttable was 3.556> 2.037. Based on the results of data analysis, it is concluded that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, meaning that there is a significant correlation between reading habit and reading comprehension.