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The Correlation between Vocabulary Mastery and Reading Comprehension of Students' at the Eleventh Grade of SMA Negeri 1 Palu

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025) · pp. 765–773

DOI
10.34050/els-jish.v8i3.45157
ISSN
2621-0835, 2621-0843
Published
2025-09-01
Publisher
Hasanuddin University
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

The ability to understand and evaluate written information is known as reading comprehension, while vocabulary mastery is the ability to use words in a language effectively. This study looked at how reading comprehension and vocabulary mastery relate to one another among eleventh-grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Palu. Out of a total population of 534 students in 15 courses, 73 individuals were chosen at random to participate in a correlational study design. Multiple-choice exams with 30 questions for reading comprehension and 50 items for vocabulary mastery were used to gather data. A linearity test, Spearman's rank correlation, and the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test for normalcy were used to analyse the data because of its non-normal distribution. The findings showed a p-value of 0.135 (p > 0.05), indicating no significant relationship between reading comprehension and vocabulary competence. A very little positive link was shown by the correlation coefficient (rs = 0.177). Therefore, it can be said that in this particular situation, students' reading comprehension ability is not strongly predicted by vocabulary competence alone.

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  • STKIP Taman Siswa Bima
  • Universitas Syiah Kuala
  • Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari
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Darmawan DarmawanAffiliation unknown3
Andi PatmasariAffiliation unknown2
Wahyudin WahyudinSTKIP Taman Siswa Bima2
Muhammad HasbiUniversitas Syiah Kuala1
Samhuddin SamhuddinAffiliation unknown1
Tribuana PuspitasariAffiliation unknown1
Melisa MelisaAffiliation unknown1
Eka Karina Nadhifah PutriAffiliation unknown1
Aminah AminahAffiliation unknown1
Nuraisya NuraisyaAffiliation unknown1
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Sriati UsmanAffiliation unknown1
Mashuri MashuriAffiliation unknown1
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Mawardin MawardinAffiliation unknown1
Budi BudiAffiliation unknown1
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Maf'ulah Maf'ulahAffiliation unknown1
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Zarkiani HasyimAffiliation unknown1
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Endang Puspita SariAffiliation unknown1
Hasna HasnaInstitut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari1
Abraham AbrahamAffiliation unknown1
Arfiyah Eka PutriAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/jish/oai, first harvested 3 Nov 2026, last seen 3 Nov 2026.
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