THE CORRELATION AMONG STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY,
STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING, AND THEIR READING
COMPREHENSION IN EFL CLASSROOM
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Universitas Hamzanwadi
Author
HATI, MURNI
Subject
Grammar
Datestamp
2020-12-23 04:26:12
Abstract :
Reading comprehension, vocabulary and critical thinking were three interrelated component. If the reader does not know the vocabulary then impossible to understand the reading and if not understand the reading then how can critical thinking. This research was focused on the correlation among students’ vocabulary, critical thinking and their reading comprehension of the fourth semester students’ of Study Program of English Language Education of Hamzanwadi University in the academic year 2017-2018. This research was an ex post facto quantitative research. The population was 103 students and sample was 19 students. The instruments used in this research were questionnaire with 10 items and multiple choice test with 30 items (18 items for reading comprehension and 12 items for vocabulary). The present researcher used SPSS 22 for windows to examine descriptive statistics and the coefficient correlation of the investigated variable. The results of the research were (1) r = .656 at p < .002 for the correlation between vocabulary and reading comprehension, (2) r = .537 at p<.018 for the correlation between critical thinking and reading comprehension, (3) r = .803 at p<.000 for the correlation between vocabulary and critical thinking, and (4) r = .708 at p<.001 for the correlation among vocabulary, critical thinking and reading comprehension. Its mean that there was significant correlation among students’ vocabulary, students’ critical thinking and their reading comprehensionof the fourth semester students of study program of English language education of Hamzanwadi University in the academic year 2017-2018. Keywords: vocabulary, critical thinking and reading comprehension
Reading comprehension, vocabulary and critical thinking were three interrelated component. If the reader does not know the vocabulary then impossible to understand the reading and if not understand the reading then how can critical thinking. This research was focused on the correlation among students’ vocabulary, critical thinking and their reading comprehension of the fourth semester students’ of Study Program of English Language Education of Hamzanwadi University in the academic year 2017-2018. This research was an ex post facto quantitative research. The population was 103 students and sample was 19 students. The instruments used in this research were questionnaire with 10 items and multiple choice test with 30 items (18 items for reading comprehension and 12 items for vocabulary). The present researcher used SPSS 22 for windows to examine descriptive statistics and the coefficient correlation of the investigated variable. The results of the research were (1) r = .656 at p < .002 for the correlation between vocabulary and reading comprehension, (2) r = .537 at p<.018 for the correlation between critical thinking and reading comprehension, (3) r = .803 at p<.000 for the correlation between vocabulary and critical thinking, and (4) r = .708 at p<.001 for the correlation among vocabulary, critical thinking and reading comprehension. Its mean that there was significant correlation among students’ vocabulary, students’ critical thinking and their reading comprehensionof the fourth semester students of study program of English language education of Hamzanwadi University in the academic year 2017-2018. Keywords: vocabulary, critical thinking and reading comprehension
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