The Effects of Students’ Learning Motivation and Grammar Mastery on Students’ Reading Omprehension in Descriptive Text
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This research examines the influence of learning motivation and grammar mastery on students' descriptive text comprehension. Using survey methodology with random sampling, 88 students participated in the study. Data collection utilized questionnaires and tests, with analysis through descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, standard deviation) and predictive statistics (correlation coefficients with t-tests). Direct testing occurred over nearly one month from March to May. Results revealed: 1) Learning motivation and grammar mastery collectively significantly impact students' descriptive text reading comprehension (Sig.=0.000<0.05, F=31.660), contributing 42.7% to comprehension ability. 2) Learning motivation significantly influences descriptive text comprehension (Sig.=0.000<0.05, t=3.591), contributing 27.43%. 3) Grammar mastery significantly affects descriptive text comprehension (Sig.=0.000<0.05, t=5.489), contributing This research examines the influence of learning motivation and grammar mastery on students' descriptive text comprehension. Using survey methodology with random sampling, 88 students participated in the study. Data collection utilized questionnaires and tests, with analysis through descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, standard deviation) and predictive statistics (correlation coefficients with t-tests). Direct testing occurred over nearly one month from March to May. Results revealed: 1) Learning motivation and grammar mastery collectively significantly impact students' descriptive text reading comprehension (Sig.=0.000<0.05, F=31.660), contributing 42.7% to comprehension ability. 2) Learning motivation significantly influences descriptive text comprehension (Sig.=0.000<0.05, t=3.591), contributing 27.43%. 3) Grammar mastery significantly affects descriptive text comprehension (Sig.=0.000<0.05, t=5.489), contributing.
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