The Correlation between Learning Style and Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension at Grade Xi Sma N Tambangan

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Harida, Eka Sustri Siregar, Fitri Rayani Rina, Rina
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Penelitian ini membahas tentang hubungan antara gaya belajar dan pemahaman bacaan siswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara gaya belajar dan pemahaman bacaan siswa pada kelas XI SMA N 1 Tambangan. Untuk menganalisis data, penelitian menggunakan t hitung. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, penelitian menunjukkan penghitungan product moment dengan mendapatkan koefisien korelasi rxy = 0,467. Tingkat korelasi yang signifikan dilakukan dengan mengunci rtabel (rt) pada tingkat signifikan 5% yaitu 0,361 dan pada tingkat signifikan 1% adalah 0,463. Selanjutnya hasil perhitungan didapat nilai dari t hitung signifikan antara gaya belajar dan pemahaman bacaan siswa yaitu 2.895 hasil penghitungan t hitung dibandingkan dengan ttabel 2.750 yang diterima yaitu t hitung ttabel. Artinya ada hubungan yang signifikan antara gaya belajar dan pemahaman bacaan siswa pada garde XI SMA N 1 Tambangan. Keyword: Style Belajar, Pencapain Siswa dan Pemahaman Membaca A. The Background of problems Reading is one of language skill which should be by students. It is one of the ways to improve general language skills in learning English. Students can learn thinking in English if they are accustomed reading English book. They will get more information to increase their knowledge because of book is a window to the word. Besides, it can increase English vocabulary, find out about new ideas. Facts, and experiences that support writing, listening, and speaking skill. Thus, Reading is one of the keys to mastery English. However, reading is a common problem of students. Students often get difficulty in reading process, the researcher interviewed the students in SMA N 1 TAMBANGAN said that there are many students encounter difficulties in reading material, lack motivation, Some of students are not interesting in English lesson. They think, English lesson is difficulty so they more like to learn other lesson. Sometimes, if a teacher gives them homework, they do not work it in their English Education Vol. 5 No. 1. JANUARY 2017 127 home. Most of them do the homework in class and they chit chat their friends that have done homework in their home and bad enable to identify their learning style. 1 Besides, having reading good ability is very important for English foreign language students. It is proven that education institute emphasizes reading as a subject even at basic level like elementary and junior high school. Some students have their self’s characteristic, they have different in their personality, beliefs and attitude. They differed in their cognitive abilities and language learning aptitude: some students learn language more quickly and easily than others. In other words, the difference in students’ comprehension and achievement relates to their English acquisition in learning process. Based on the brain ability to absorb, carry on, and convey information students learning style can be divided into three categories such us: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (VAK). These categories do not make students only have one learning style but these categories are guideline to know what dominant learning style they have. If teacher is not aware to students’ learning style, they may intend uses inappropriate method in teaching and students will get difficulty to understand the material maximally so it will influence their achievement. So if teacher only focus on one learning style, it will give disadvantage situation for students. Thus, teacher should use varieties of methods in teaching process to give an opportunity for students in using their learning style. So it is easier for students to comprehend the material with themselves learning style. Based on the discussion above, students learning style are effected reading students reading skill. Then, it is important for students to recognize learning style to correlation students’ reading skill. This study was find out the significance difference on reading skill based on students learning style. So this entitled “The Correlation between Learning style and Students’ Reading comprehension at grade Xl SMA N 1 Tambangan”. 1 Erida , Student of SMA N 1 Tambangan, Private Interview, Tambangan, Agustus 26 th 2016, time: 05 P.M. English Education Vol. 5 No. 1. JANUARY 2017 128 B. The Formulation of the Problem In concluding the research, the researcher described the formulation of the problems as follow: “Is There the Significance difference of Correlation Between Learning Style (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) and Students’ Reading Comprehension at Grade Xl SMA N 1 Tambangan”? C. The Theoretical Description
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DOI	10.24952/ee.v5i1.1175
Volume Number	5
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