The Correlation Between The Students' Novels Reading Interest And Their Reading Comprehension Skills Among Seventh Semester English Education Department Students at UIN Salatiga

RAHAYU, DEVI IKE NOVIA (2026) The Correlation Between The Students' Novels Reading Interest And Their Reading Comprehension Skills Among Seventh Semester English Education Department Students at UIN Salatiga. Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Devi Ike Novia Rahayu. 2026. The Correlation between The Students' Novel Reading Interest and Their Reading Comprehension Skills among Seventh-Semester English Education Department Students at UIN Salatiga. A Graduating Paper. English Education Department. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. State Islamic University of Salatiga. Counselor: Suesthi Maharani, M. Pd. This study investigates the correlation between the students' novel reading interest and their reading comprehension skills among seventh-semester English Education students at UIN Salatiga. This research aimed to analyze students' novel reading interest and their reading skills, and to determine if a significant correlation exists between these two variables. A quantitative correlational research design was employed, utilizing questionnaires to assess novel reading interest and multiple-choice tests for reading comprehension skills. The sample consisted of 31 seventh-semester students from class 7C at UIN Salatiga, selected through purposive sampling due to their prior experience with novels as a learning medium. Data collection involved a 20-question questionnaire and a reading test, both validated and tested for reliability The findings showed that students had moderately high in novel reading interest (mean = 57) and good reading comprehension skills (mean = 84.93). However, Pearson correlation analysis revealed no significant relationship (r = 0.129, p = 0.490 > 0.05), leading to acceptance of the null hypothesis. This indicates that novel reading interest does not substantially affect reading comprehension skills, as the relationship is very weak and statistically insignificant. Keywords: A Correlation Study; Student Novel Reading Interest; Reading Comprehension; English Education Department Student; UIN Salatiga

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