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A CORRELATION BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES AND READING COMPREHENSION OF SMA NEGERI 1 NALUMSARI JEPARA

STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

By RIFIANA NURUL HUSNA

NIM 201132232

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2015

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SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing

the Sarjana Program in the Department of English Education

By RIFIANA NURUL HUSNA

NIM 201132232

A CORRELATION BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES AND READING COMPREHENSION OF SMA NEGERI 1 NALUMSARI JEPARA

STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2015

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

Motto:

“Verily with every hardship comes ease”

(QS. Al Insyiroh 5)

“Better person is someone who is always useful for

someone else”

(HR. Bukhari and Muslim)

Dedication:

This Skripsi is dedicated to:

Allah SWT the Almighty and her

Prophet Muhammad

Her beloved parents, H. Suripno and

Hj. Siti Asrofah

Her beloved sisters

Her unforgettable friends

Everybody who supports her

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillah, the writer’s grateful prays are praised to Allah the almighty

and merciful God, for the guidance and blessing so that the writer can finish this

Skripsi entitled “A Correlation between Learning Styles and Reading

Comprehension of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Students in Academic Year

2015/2016”.

The writer realizes that she would not be able to finish her skripsi without

any guidance, advice, suggestion and encouragement from many people. Through

this occasion, the writer would like to express her gratitude and thanks to:

1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd. as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the Head of English Department of Teacher

Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

3. Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S., M.Pd. as the first advisor, who has guided with best

guidance, best support to the writer in finishing this Skripsi with all her

patience.

4. Fajar Kartika, S.S., M. Hum. as the second advisor, who has also given the

writer time, guidance, and suggestion.

5. All of the writer lecturers in English Education Department. Thanks for the

knowledge that gave to her, hopefully be useful knowledge. Aamiin.

6. Drs Fandeli, M.Pd. as the headmaster of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara who

has given permission to do this research at his school.

7. Izzatun Nisa, S.Pd. as the English teacher who has given chance to conduct a

research in her class.

8. Her beloved parents, H. Suripno and Hj. Siti Asrofah who always teach her to

love Allah SWT, educate her in doing good thing. Thanks all support, trust,

finance, encouragement, praying, and the writer just can say thank you, the

writer love them so much. May Allah SWT bless them.

9. Her beloved sisters, Yustiani S.Ag, Ulia Hanik S.Pd.I, Izzatun Nisa S.Pd, and

Khoirina Kamila. Thanks for motivation, support, kindness and togetherness.

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10. Her unforgettable friends, Ena Priyanti S.Pd, Itriyya Nadhifah S.Pd, Fitri Ana

Sari S.Pd, Shobatini S.Pd, and Rina Robiatul Adawiyyah S.Pd. Thanks for your

support, joke, sisterhood, love, smile and soon. The writer will never forget it.

Keep in touch even we cannot get together anymore. The writer proud to call

you her best friends.

11. All her friends who helped in finishing this graduating paper.

The writer hopes that this Skripsi will be useful for them who are in the field of

education. Aamiin.

Kudus, 29 November 2015

The Writer

Rifiana Nurul Husna

201132232

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ABSTRACT

Husna, Rifiana Nurul. 2015. A Correlation between Learning Styles and Reading Comprehension of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara Students in Academic Year 2015/2016. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S., M.Pd., (ii) Fajar Kartika, S.S., M.Hum.

Key words: learning styles, reading comprehension, correlation. Learning styles is an important element which influences learning process as well as achievement. The characteristic of each student can enrich students’ achievement especially in reading comprehension. Reading comprehension is the process where the readers understand the contents of the text. Comprehension is the purpose of reading. The students can get the message by reading a text if they comprehend the text. The teacher can help the students to focus in their best learning styles to make students enjoy in learning activity. In fact, the students who got good score in reading comprehension, mostly they were good in learning styles, and also vice versa.

This research is aimed at finding out whether learning styles significantly correlates reading comprehension of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara Students in academic year 2015/2016.

The present research is a correlational research. The sample is XI IPA 1 class which consists of 38 students. The sample is taken by random sampling technique. Test and questionnaire are used as the instrument of this research. The test consists of 30 items to get the data of students’ reading comprehension and questionnaire consists of 30 items to get the students’ learning styles.

All the data gained in this research was analyzed by using the formulation of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. According to the result of analysis and statistical calculation, it is found that rxy is 0.671 and rt is 0.3160 with the degree of freedom (df=N-1) is 37. By comparing the values of rxy and rt, it can be got that rxy is higher than rt and the statistic hypothesis is states: If rxy > rt significance: there is correlation and Ha accepted. If rxy < rt non signification: there is no correlation and Ha is rejected and Ho is accepted. The result of hyphotesis is rxy higher than rt. So the writer concluded that learning styles significantly correlates reading comprehension of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara students in academic year 2015/2016.

Based on the result of the research, the students should study more and students choose their best way, technique, or strategy to master and to advance their English. They can ask their English teacher when they have difficulties in comprehending English. Then, teacher as facilitator must be creative, innovative, and communicative when teaching English. So the students can learn well and enjoy in teaching learning process.

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ABSTRAKSI

Husna, Rifiana Nurul. 2015. Korelasi antara Gaya Belajar dan Pemahaman Membaca oleh Siswa SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016 Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S., M.Pd., (ii) Fajar Kartika, S.S., M.Hum.

Kata Kunci: gaya belajar , pemahaman membaca, korelasi.

Gaya belajar merupakan komponen penting yang mempengaruhi proses belajar yang bisa dikatakan hasil belajar. Karakter setiap siswa dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar khususnya pemahaman membaca. Pemahaman membaca adalah proses dimana pembaca mengerti isi dari teks. Pemahaman adalah tujuan membaca. Siswa-siswi dapat memperoleh pesan dari membaca sebuah teks jika mereka memahami teks. Guru dapat membantu siswa-siswi untuk fokus pada gaya belajar terbaik mereka untuk membuat siswa menikmati aktifitas belajar. Pada kenyataannya, siswa-siswi yang mendapat nilai baik dalam pemahaman membaca, kebanyakan dari mereka juga memiliki gaya belajar yang bagus, dan juga sebaliknya.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan apakah gaya belajar berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan pemahaman membaca oleh siswa SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara tahun pelajaran 2015/2016.

Penulis telah melaksanakan sebuah penelitian korelasi dengan sampelnya adalah XI IPA 1 yang terdiri dari 38 siswa dan diambil dengan cara teknik sampel kelompok secara acak. Instrument yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes dan kuesioner. Tes yang terdiri atas 30 soal untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa dalam pemahaman membaca dan kuesioner yang terdiri dari 30 soal untuk mendapatkan data dari siswa dalam gaya belajar.

Data yang didapatkan dari penelitian ini di analisis dengan menggunakan pearson product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Menurut hasil dari analisis dan penghitungan statistik ditemukan bahwa rxy adalah 0.671 dan rt adalah 0.3160 dengan df (df=N-1) adalah 37. Dengan membandingkan nilai rxy dan nilai rt diketahui bahwa rxy lebih tinggi dari rt. Dan hipotesis mengatakan: jika rxy lebih besar dari rt maka ada korelasi dan Ha diterima. Jika rxy lebih kecil dari rt maka artinya tidak ada hubungan dan Ha ditolak dan Ho diterima. Hasil hipotesis rxy lebih tinggi dari rt. Maka penulis menyimpulkan bahwa gaya belajar berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan pemahaman membaca siswa SMA Negeri Nalumsari Jepara tahun pelajaran 2015/2016.

Berdasarkan pada hasil penelitian, siswa-siswi sebaiknya belajar lebih banyak dan memilih cara terbaik mereka, teknik, atau strategi untuk menguasai dan untuk kemajuan bahasa Inggris mereka. Mereka dapat menanyakan kepada guru bahasa Inggris mereka ketika mereka kesulitan dalam memahami bahasa Inggris. Kemudian guru sebagai fasilitator harus kreatif, inovatif, dan komunikatif

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ketika mengajarkan bahasa Inggris. Jadi siswa-siswi dapat belajar dengan baik dan menikmati dalam proses belajar mengajar.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page COVER ...................................................................................................... i LOGO ......................................................................................................... ii TITLE ......................................................................................................... iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................. iv ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ......................................................................... v EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ..................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................... vii ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... ix ABSTRAKSI .............................................................................................. x TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... xii LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................... xvi LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................... xvii LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................ xviii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Research .................................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ...................................................................... 4

1.3 Objective of the Research ...................................................................... 4

1.4 Significance of the Research ................................................................. 4

1.5 Scope of the Research ........................................................................... 5

1.6 Operational Definition ........................................................................... 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND

HYPOTHESIS

2.1 Teaching English in SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara ............................ 7

2.1.1 The Curriculum of Teaching English in SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari

Jepara ............................................................................................... 8

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2.1.2 The Purpose of Teaching English in SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari

Jepara ................................................................................................ 10

2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari

Jepara ................................................................................................ 11

2.2 Learning Styles ....................................................................................... 12

2.3 The Types of Learning Style ................................................................... 14

2.4 Reading .................................................................................................. 19

2.5 The Purpose of Reading ......................................................................... 20

2.6 The Types of Reading ............................................................................ 21

2.6 Reading Comprehension ........................................................................ 22

2.8 Factors Affecting Comprehension .......................................................... 24

2.9 The Purpose of Reading Comprehension ................................................ 24

2.10 Review of Previous Research ........................................................... 25

2.11 Theoretical Framework ..................................................................... 26

2.11 Hypothesis of the Research ............................................................... 27

CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

3.1 Design of the Research ........................................................................... 28

3.2 Population and Sample ........................................................................... 28

3.3 Instrument of the Research ..................................................................... 29

3.4 Validity and Reliability ........................................................................... 32

3.5 Data Collection ...................................................................................... 34

3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 35

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CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

4.1 Data Description .................................................................................... 38

4.1.1 Learning Styles of XI IPA 1 Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari

Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ................................................. 38

4.1.2 Reading Comprehension of XI IPA 1 Students of SMA Negeri 1

Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ................................ 43

4.1.3 The Correlation between Learning Styles and Reading

Comprehension of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara Students in

Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................................................. 46

4.2 Hypothesis Testing ................................................................................. 47

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

5.1 Learning Styles of XI IPA 1 Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari

Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ...................................................... 48

5.2 Reading Comprehension of XI IPA 1 Students of SMA Negeri 1

Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................... 50

5.3 The Correlation between Learning Styles and Reading Comprehension

of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara Students in Academic Year

2015/2016 ............................................................................................. 52

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................. 54

6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................. 55

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BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................... 57 APPENDICES ............................................................................................ 60 STATEMENT ............................................................................................ 109 CURRICULUM VITAE ............................................................................ 111

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

3.1 Learning Styles Questionnaire ............................................................. 30

3.2 The Criteria of Measuring Test Score ................................................... 32

3.3 The Criteria of Correlation ................................................................... 36

4.1 Categories Students Learning Styles of the XI IPA 1 Students of

SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ........... 39

4.2 Questionnaire Score of Learning Styles of the XI IPA 1 Students of

SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ........... 40

4.3 The Frequency Distribution of Scores of Learning Styles of XI IPA 1

Students of SMA Negri 1 Nalumsari jepara in Academic Year

2015/2016 ........................................................................................... 41

4.4 Test Score of Reading Comprehension of the XI IPA 1 Students of

SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .......... 43

4.5 The Frequency Distribution of Test Scores of Reading Comprehension of XI IPA 1 Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................................... 44

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

4.1 the Bar Diagram of Questionnaire Score of Learning Styles the XI IPA 1 Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................................................................. 42

4.2 the Bar Diagram of Test Scores of the Reading Comprehension of the XI IPA 1 Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................................................. 45

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1. Syllabus of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................. 56

2. The Test of Reading Comprehension of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ..... 71

3. The Key Answer of Reading Comprehension of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .......................................................................................... 73

4. The Questionnaire of Learning Styles of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ........................................................................................... 74

5. The Try Out Score of Reading Comprehension of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/20146 ................................................................................ 78

6. The Calculation of Try Out Test Reading Comprehension of Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................................................. 79

7. The Reliability of Try Out Test of Reading Comprehension of the Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................................................. 81

8. The Score of Learning Styles of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 .................................................................. 83

9. The Score of Reading Comprehension of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara in Academic Year 2015/2016 ................................................... 86

10. The Index Correlation between Learning Styles and Reading

Comprehension of SMA Negeri 1 Nalumsari Jepara Students in Academic

Year 2015/2016 89

11. the rtable of Correlation Product Moment .............................................. 92

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16. Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan ............................................................ 108

17. Permohonan Ujian Skripsi .................................................................. 110

18. Lembar Konsultasi .............................................................................. 112

19. Surat Ijin Penelitian ............................................................................ 114

20. Surat Keterangan Setelah Penelitian .................................................... 115

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