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The Correlation between Students’ Self-esteem and Their Writing Ability at Second Grade of Sman 1 Pringsewu
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kholik, Nur |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | The objective of this research were (1) to investigate whether there is any significant correlation between students’ self-esteem and their writing ability, (2) to investigate what type of self-esteem that has the highest correlation with students’ writing ability, and (3) to investigate what aspect of writing that has the highest correlation with students’ domain specific self-esteem. This research was a quantitative research, and the design was ex-post facto design. This research was conducted at SMAN 1 Pringsewu in 2016/2017 academic year. Twenty eight students were taken as samples through probability sampling by using simple random sampling. The data were obtained by administering questionnaire about the students’ self-esteem and writing test. The data were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation in SPPS 23.0 for Windows. The result of the data analysis showed that there was a significant correlation between self-esteem and students’ writing ability. It may happen because self-esteem makes the students be more motivated, confident, and less anxious, it also influences their behavior. It was found that domain specific self-esteem is the type of self-esteem which has the highest correlation with students’ writing ability. It was also found that vocabulary is aspect of writing that has the highest correlation with students’ domain specific self-esteem. Thus, the researcher claims that self-esteem influences EFL students’ learning process and outcomes. Keywords: correlation, self-esteem, writing ability. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://digilib.unila.ac.id/27426/1/ABSTRACT.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |