THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SPEAKING ACHIVEMENT OF ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 AIR SUGIHAN

Abstract

The title of this article is “The Correlation between Self-Confidence and Speaking

Achievement of Eleventh Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Air Sugihanâ€. The problem of this research

was “Was there any significant correlation between self-confidence and speaking achievement of the

eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Air Sugihan?†the objective of this research was “to find out

whether or not there is significant correlation between self-confidence and speaking achievement of

eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Air Sugihanâ€. The participant of this research was eleventh

grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Air Sugihan. The sample of this research was 52 students. The data

were collected through a ready-made questionnaire and speaking test.The result of the test was analyzed

by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Based on the data analyses (r-obtained=0.1.000) was

higher than (r-table=237). It means that it has a significant correlation between self-confidence and

speaking achievement of Eleventh Grade Students’ of SMA Negeri 1 Air Sugihan.

Keywords: self-confidence and speaking achievement