Pengaruh Minat Baca dan Kemampuan Membaca Pemahaman terhadap Keterampilan Berbicara Siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the influence of reading interest and reading comprehension ability on the speaking skills of private high school students in Tangerang City. The method used in this research is quantitative methods through correlational studies. The population of this research is all students at Al Husna High School and Syekh Yusuf High School, Tangerang City. The sample was taken using a non-probability design with a purposive sampling technique of 60 students from class XI. The instruments for collecting this data are a reading interest questionnaire, a reading comprehension test, and a speaking skills test based on pictures. The results of this study show that: (1) there is an influence of reading interest and reading comprehension ability on speaking skills with an R square value of 0.232, a sig value. 0.001 and F-count 8.604; (2) there is an influence of reading interest on speaking skills with a sig value. 0.036 and t-count 2.147; and (3) there is an influence of reading comprehension ability on speaking skills with a sig value. 0.004 and t-count 2.992.