The Correlation between the Students’ Writing Motivation and Writing Ability at SMP Negeri 2 Muara Jawa

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of students' writing motivation, to determine the level of students' writing ability, and to determine whether there was a correlation between writing motivation and students' writing ability. This research was conducted on eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Muara Jawa. The population of this study consisted of 31 students, this was determined through a deliberate sampling technique. The instruments used in this study were a questionnaire test and a writing test. The researcher used a questionnaire to determine the level of students' writing motivation, and a writing test to determine the students' writing ability. To analyze the data was the correlation r 0.409, this indicated that the variable had a positive correlation. The result for the correlation was had positive correlation 0.022 <0.05. It indicated that there was any correlation between the students‟ writing motivation and writing ability. Therefore h0 was rejected and ha was accepted.