The Influence of Reading Comprehension Ability to ward Mathematics Learning Achievement at Seventh Grade Students of Junior High School States in the district of Kebumen in the Academic Year 2015/2016

Abstract

This research aimed to know whether the: (1) reading comprehension ability is not smaller than 75; (2) the achievement of mathematics learning is smaller than 75; (3) there is positive and significant influence on reading comprehension ability to ward mathematics learning achievement. This research before was the ex-post facto research as independent variables in this research had happened. The population in this research were all students of Seventh Grade Junior High School States in the district of Kebumen as many as 735 people with 238 people as the sample. The sample was taken with proportional random sampling technique. Data collection techniques used the testing technique. Data were analyzed using one sample t-test, product moment correlation, t-test, the determination of coefficient, and simple regression analysis. As pre-requisite tests, this research used normality test, homogeneity test, significance test, and linearity test. The results showed that: (1) the average value of reading comprehension ability was smaller than 75 with 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 = −33,86; (2) the average value of mathematics learning achievement was smaller than 75 with 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 = −33,70; (3) there was a positive and significant impact on reading comprehension ability to ward mathematics learning achivement where rxy = 0,59 and 𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 = 11,12 with a determination equal to 34,40%. This shows that the higher reading comprehension, the higher also mathematics achievement.