THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND ENGLISH READING SKILLS IN THE TENTH GRADE OF SMA N 7 PADANGSIDIMPUAN

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the relationship between Self-Efficacy and the English Reading Skills of tenth grade students at SMA N 7 Padangsidimpuan in the 2024/2025 academic year. In this research the writer used quantitative methods. Furthermore, this research uses the correlational type as the quantitative method used. The correlational method aims to determine the relationship X Y between independent variables X = Self-efficacy (variables that influence) and dependent variables Y= Reading skills  (variables that are influenced). In this research, the author will use statistical analysis to measure and describe the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable determined in the research. In this study the population will be randomly selected from class tenth students of SMA Negeri 7 Padangsidimpuan. This population has a total of 55 students. The writer chose classes tenth 1 and and tenth 2 as many as 55 people as samples in the research, this is because the number of tenth grade students is <100 people. Based on the results of background analysis, the results of the research questionnaire were used to determine whether there was a relationship between Self-Efficacy and Reading Skills for tenth grade students at SMA N 7 Padangsidimpuan.