The Role of Motivation and Reading Habits on High School Students’ Reading Comprehension

Alissa Rahmasari, Jamilah Jamilah

Abstract


Having proficiency in reading skills is important, particularly for students studying English as a foreign language. To achieve this, knowing the factors that lead to success in reading comprehension is necessary. Motivation and reading habits have been shown to influence students' reading comprehension significantly. However, achieving success in reading is hindered by the different levels of students' reading comprehension abilities. With varying levels among students, it certainly affects the improvement of students' reading comprehension skills. Therefore, in-depth knowledge is required regarding the role of developing motivation and the habit of reading. The purpose of this study is to identify the correlation between motivation, reading habits, and reading comprehension in high school students. A quantitative correlation research design was employed involving 381 students from five senior high schools in Yogyakarta City. The questionnaires and the reading comprehension test were used as the data collection instruments. Then, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression tests. Based on the findings, it was found that there is no significant correlation between motivation, reading habits, and reading comprehension in English. From the results, further research is needed, as well as the use of more in-depth analysis in order to find findings that may differ from this study.

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Correlation; High school students; Motivation; Reading Comprehension; Reading Habits

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