ACITYA Journal of Teaching & Education
Vol 3 No 2 (2021): Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education

The Correlation between Students' Intelligence Level and their Achievement in Learning English

Ahmad Junaedi (Universitas Sulawesi Barat)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2021

Abstract

The objective of the research was to find out the correlation between the students intelligence and their achievement in learning English at SMPN 27 Makassar. The design of this research was descriptive and employed correlational method. The population of this research was the second year students of SMPN 27 Makassar. The technique of sampling applied cluster random sampling which the total of sample was 20 students. The instruments of this research were IQ test and English test. To find out students achievement in learning English, the researcher tested the students using multiple choice test that consisted of materials from their handbook. To find out the level of students intelligence, the Psychological Department Team of State University of Makassar was given IQ test. To find out the correlation from both variables, the researcher used Pearson r formula. The result of the test shows that most of the students’ intelligence was categorized as dull average and the students’ achievement was 6.35 which is categorized as fair achievement. The result data found that there was no significant correlation between the students’ intelligence level and their achievement in learning English at the second year of SMPN 27 Makassar.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

acitya

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

ACITYA Journal of Teaching & Education provides scientific article of teaching and education that can be publications of scientific articles, book reviews, original research reports, and reviews in education. This journal consists of three sections. Paper must be submitted according to the section. ...