ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, I would like to praise Allah the Almighty for the blessing given to me during my
study and in completing this final project. I am also grateful to many people who contributed
their ideas and time to me in completing my final project. I would also like to express my
sincere gratitude to Diah Retno Anggraini,[Link]. as my first advisor for giving me guidance
and help to finish the final project. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Abdul
Rohim,[Link]. as my second advisor for her patience in improving my final project for its
finalization.
My special thank also goes to Mr. Ecin Sutresna,[Link] the headmaster of MTS Ashabul
Yamin , and the seventh grade students of MTS Ashabul Yamin for allowing me to carry out
the research in their institution and for giving the contribution while I was conducting the
research there. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to my father and mother who
have supported me with finance and prayers for my success. I am also grateful to my best
friends for their support during my study, and all persons who cannot be mentioned
individually here.
Tangerang,
Maya Putri Rosna Suri
1888203090
ABSTRACT
This final project is about the correlation between the vocabulary mastery and reading
comprehension among the seventh grade students of MTS Ashabul Yamin
In this final project the writer wants to know how well the seventh grade students of MTS
Ashabul Yamin master the language skills, especially the ability of reading comprehension
and their components, especially the mastery of vocabulary.
The basic problem the writer wants to discuss in this final project were: what extend is the
vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension of the seventh grade students of MTS
Ashabul Yamin in the academic year 2021/2022, and is there any significant correlation
between the students’ vocabulary mastery and their reading comprehension.
The objectives of the study were: to find out the students’ vocabulary mastery and reading
comprehension of the seventh grade students of MTS Ashabul Yamin in the academic year
2021/2022, and to find out whether or not there is a significant correlation between the
students’ vocabulary mastery and their reading comprehension.
The research will give some useful information about vocabulary achievement and reading
comprehension achievement. This research will also present the description and correlation
between the mastery of vocabulary and the ability of reading comprehension among the
seventh grade students of MTS Ashabul Yamin in the academic year 2021/2022.
The population of the study was the seventh grade students of MTS Ashabul Yamin in the
academic year 2021/2022. The writer applied cluster random sampling to determine the
sample. The total sample of this research followed by 80 students.
The technique of collecting data was by using a test. A try out test was also done to find out
the validity. After the data of the students’ vocabulary mastery and their achievement in
reading comprehension were collected, the data were statistically computed to find out the
correlation between the two variables.
From the tests, it was found out that the mean of the scores of the vocabulary test is 58. 06. It
means that the mean of the scores of the vocabulary test is fair. The mean of the scores of the
students’ achievement in reading comprehension is 61. 62, which means that the mean of the
scores of reading comprehension test is fair.
The result of applying the rxy distribution is shows that the coefficient correlation is 0. 417.
It means that there is a significant correlation between the vocabulary mastery and reading
comprehension.
It is suggested that to have a good mastery of reading comprehension, students
should have a good mastery of vocabulary.