The document presents a research proposal that aims to investigate the correlation between students' motivation and reading comprehension at the 9th grade of SMPN 03 Kotabumi in the 2020/2021 academic year. It begins with an introduction that provides background on issues with students' reading comprehension and identifies their lack of vocabulary, practice, comprehension skills, and motivation. The study will focus on the correlation between motivation and comprehension. It reviews relevant theories and concepts, presents a framework and hypothesis, and describes the quantitative methodology that will include motivation and comprehension tests, validity and reliability analysis, and statistical analysis to test the hypothesis.

1. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND READING
COMPREHENSION AT THE NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF
SMPN 03 KOTABUMI ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
BY
NADIA PURNAWATI
NPM 1688203022
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH KOTABUMI

2. I. Introduction
1.1 Background of the Problem
Reading is an interactive process that goes on between the readers
and the text. Through reading, students can access every information
from written material and knowing everything they want from text.
However, as the one of the basic skills in English, reading is not
simply translated word by word. The readers should have concern
and pay attention when read a text to get the meaning and
information from the whole of text. In fact, most of the students still
have problems and difficulties in reading especially reading
comprehension.

3. 1.2 Identification of the Problem
1) The students of the ninth grade in SMPN 03 Kotabumi lack of
vocabulary
2) The students of the ninth grade in SMPN 03 Kotabumi lack of
practice in reading
3) The students of the ninth grade in SMPN 03 Kotabumi have
difficulties to comprehend the text while in reading activities
4) The students of the ninth grade in SMPN 03 Kotabumi have
lack of motivation to learn English

4. 1.3 Limitation of the
problem
In order to focus in the
research. The researcher
limits the problem on
the correlation between
students’ motivation and
reading comprehension
at the ninth grade
students of SMPN 03
Kotabumi academic
year 2020/2021.
1.4 Formulation of the
problem
The formulation of the
problem can be taken as
folows “is there any
significant correlation
between students’
motivation and reading
comprehension at the ninth
grade students of SMPN 03
Kotabumi academic year
2020/2021.

5. 1.5 Objective of the Research
The objectives of the research is to investigate whether there is any
significant correlation between students’ motivation and reading
comprehension at the ninth grade students of SMPN 03 Kotabumi
academic year 2020/2021
1.6 Uses of the Research
 Theoretically
 Practically
1. English Teacher
2. The Students
3. Researcher
4. Next Researcher

6. 2.1 Theory Review
2.1.1 The Concept of Reading
 King and Johnston in Putra (2007:3) define reading is a learning
way for students to enrich their ability and knowledge because
reading is the process of deriving meaning from text.
 Spratt et.al in Munawir (2018:51) defines reading as an activity
in which the readers respond to and make sense of a text being
read connected to their prior knowledge
 In conclusion reading is a way for students can access
information from written material. Reading can also be defined
as a skill that must be mastered by students in order to get
information from various sources both in their learning process
and in daily life
II. THEORY REVIEW, FRAME OF
THINKING, HYPOTHESIS

7. 2.1.2 Concept of Reading Comprehension
 Cooper in Rusmiati (2014:62) states that comprehension is a process
in which the readers may construct meaning by interacting with the
text.
 According to Klingner (2007:2) reading comprehension is the
process of constructing meaning by coordinating a number of
complex processes that included word reading, word and world
knowledge, and fluency
 In conclusion reading comprehension as the ability of constructing
meaning by interacting with the text to find the stated or unstated
idea from the text. Reading Comprehension is not only a process of
identifying the word but also a process of constructing and
understanding a meaning from a written material to get information
related to the text

8. 2.1.3 Types of Reading
According to Brown (2004:189) there are several types of reading such as:
– Perceptive reading
– selective reading
– Interactive reading
– Extensive reading
2.1.4 Reading Assessment
According to Brown (2006:206) a set of questions in reading text should
covers the comprehension of these features :
o Main idea (topic)
o Inference (implied detail)
o Grammatical features
o Detail (scanning for a specifically stated detail)
o Excluding facts not written (unstated details)
o Supporting ideas
o Vocabulary in context

9. 2.1.5 Concept of Report Text
 Barker in Nuraeni (2016: 23) state that report text is a piece of
writing which aims to describe something in general way. Often it
is non-chronological and written in the present tense.
 According to Pardiyono (2006:167) report text have three generic
structures, there are title, general statement, and description
 In conclusion report text is a kind of text which describe about
information about something in the past or present by explaining
the general information which is used to report the information.

10. 2.1.6 Concept of Motivation
 Acording to Harmer (2002:51) motivation is some kind of internal
drive which pushes someone to do things in order to achieve
something. Motivation appears when someone has a huge desire to
achieve the goal and usually come from inside
 According to Takaloo & Ahmadi (2017:10) motivation is the first
thing students must have because when they have motivation in
reading, students will be more comfortable and interested in learning
process and make them more insightful
 In conclusion motivation is internal drive which pushes someone to
do things in order to achieve something and it is appears when
someone has a huge desire to achieve the goal. Motivation is
responsible for why students decide to do something, how long they
are willing to survive and how hard they are going to pursue it.

11. 2.1.7 Classification of Motivation
According to Ur (1996:276) Motivation can be divided into two types,
intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
 Intrinsic Motivation
Harmer (1989:51) state that intrinsic motivation comes from within
individual
 Extrinsic Motivation
Ur (1996:277) State that Extrinsic motivation is that which drives from
the influence of some kind of external incentive, as distinct from the
wish to learn for its own sake or interest in the tasks
2.1.8 Function of Learning Motivation
According to Sardiman (2008:85) there are three functions of motivations.
1. Encouraging people to do certain activities
2. Giving direction
3. Determining action

12. 2.1.9 Charasteristic of Motivation
Motivated students can be seen from the characteristics that exist
in that person. Sardiman (2008:83) suggests the characteristics of
people who are motivated as follows:
1. Diligent face the task
2. Ductile face of adversity
3. Shows interest in a variety of problems
4. More love to work independently
5. Fast bored on routine task
6. Maintain his opinion
7. Not easy to let go of these beliefs
8. Glad to slove the problem pf the questions

13. 2.1.10 Indicators of Motivation in Reading
According to Watkins and Coffey (2004:110 – 116) reading
motivation consists of eight factors that can be inferred as indicators
to measure students’ motivation such as :
1. Grade-compliance
2. Involvement
3. Social
4. Competition
5. Work Avoidance
6. Curiosity
7. Recognition
8. Efficacy

14. 2.1.11 Review of Related Research
The first research was conducted by Ratnasari (2017) from State
Islamic Institude of Surakarta, with the title “The Correlation
Study between Students’motivation and Reading
Comprehension”.
The second research was conducted by Matondang (2017) from
State Islamic University of Sumatera Utara, with the title “The
Correlation between Students’ Motivation and Achievement in
Reading Comprehension”.
2.2 Frame of Thinking
Students’ Motivation
(X Variable)
Reading Comprehension
(X Variable)

15. 2.3 Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis (H0)
There is no correlation between students’ motivation and
reading comprehension at the ninth grade students of
SMPN 03 Kotabumi academic year 2020/2021
Alternative Hypothesis (Hₐ)
There is correlation between students’ motivation and
reading comprehension at the ninth grade students of
SMPN 03 Kotabumi academic year 2020/2021.

16. III. Research Methodology
3.1 Research Method
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Correlational Research Design
Students’ Motivation as independent
variable
Reading Comprehension as
dependent variable

17. 3.2 Population, Sample, and Sampling Technique
3.2.1 Population
All of the Ninth Grade Students in SMPN 03 Kotabumi
3.2.2 Sample
40 Students
3.2.1 Sampling Technique
Proportional Random Sampling Technique

18. 3.3 Research Instrument
A TEST
Reading
Comprehension Test
Reading Motivation
Test

19. 3.3.1 Research Instrument of Reading Comprehension
a. Conceptual Definition of Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is the ability of constructing meaning by
interacting with the text to find the stated or unstated idea from the
text
b. Operational Definition of Reading Comprehension
Operational definition is used to give information about the
variables which can be observed and measured. In this case, to
measure reading comprehension, the researcher will use multiple
choice test which consist of 50 items with four options; a, b, c, or d
c. Specification of Reading Comprehension
50 question that will be divided into five aspect that are. Main
idea, inference, reference, Supporting details, and vocabulary in
context.

20. 3.3.2 Research Instrument of Students’ Motivation
a. Conceptual Definiton of Students’ Motivation
Motivation is internal drive which pushes someone to do things in
order to achieve something and it is appears when someone has a
huge desire to achieve the goal.
b. Operational Definition of Students’ Motivation
Operational definition of students’ motivation is the score of
students’ motivation obtained from a questionnaire. To know
students’ motivation , the researcher will use questionnaire, which
consist of 45 items with five options; 1,2,3,4 and 5
c. Specification of Students’ Motivation
45 questions that will be divided into eight aspect that are ; grade-
compliance, involvement, social, competition, work avoidance,
curiosity, recognition, efficacy.

21. 3.4.1 Validity of Instrument
According to Arikunto (2010: 211), the test can be said to be valid if the instrument units
can be used to measure what should be measured. To measure the validity of the
instrument, this research will use construct validity.
1. The formula of Point Biserial correlation formula to Reading Comprehension Test
2. The formula of Pearson's Product Moment to Students’ Motivation Test
3.4.2 Reliability Instrument
Arikunto (2013: 221) reliability means that an instrument can be trusted as a data
collection tool because the instrument is good and even though the data is taken many
times the results will be the same or consistent.
1. The formula of Alpha formula of Product Moment correlation to reading
comprehension test.
2. The cornbach’s Alpha formula to reading motivation test

22. 3.5 Data Collecting Technique
1. Reading comprehension test
2. Students’ motivation test
3.6 Data Analysis
3.6.1 Normality Test
Liliefor’s formula
3.6.2 Homogeneity Test
Bartlett formula
3.6.3 Hypothesis Test
Pearson Product Moment formula
3.6.4 Significant Test
t-test Formula

23. Thank you