THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON NATIONAL EXAMINATION AND THE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH AT SMA TARBIYAH ISLAMIYAH HAMPARAN PERAK
Oleh : Roni Juliansyah
Diterbitkan di : BISMAN INFO
Volume : 6 No : 3 Oktober 2019
Penerbit : Politeknik Unggul LP3M
ISSN : 2355-1500
Abstrak
The thesis intends to give information about the students’ perception on national examination and its correlation to the students’ achievement in English at SMA Tarbiyah Islamiyah Hamparan Perak. Most of the students of SMA Tarbiyah Islamiyah have low achievement in English although national examination has been faced by them then they passed because they could get standard score. That’s why the writer concerns to this problem. The analysis of this thesis is hoped that can increase students’ achievement in English.
The population of this thesis is the second year students of science class (IPA) of SMA Tarbiyah Islamiyah Hamparan Perak. It consists of 38 students and its sample is 38 students. This study is carried on using quantitative method. The instruments of collecting data are questionnaire and Daftar Kumpulan Nilai (DKN). The data is analyzed by using the product moment formula.
After applied the formula, it is obtained that mean of variable X is 58,57 and mean of variable Y is 69,26. Standard deviation of variable X is 9,03 and standard deviation of variable Y is 8,98. The result of is 0,550. The value is higher than (0,550>0,320). From this analysis, the writer finds out that there is a positive correlation between the students’ perception on national examination and the students’ achievement in English. And the significant correlation between the students’ perception on national examination and the students’ achievement in English is enough. It means that alternative hypothesis is accepted and null hypothesisis refused (0,550>0,320).
Kata Kunci : Students’ perception and the Students’ Achievement