A CORRELATIONAL STUDY OF ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT, GRAMMAR MASTERY AND WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 NGEMPLAK BOYOLALI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2014/2015ud

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ABSTRACT Rias Gianiva Desi. K2210070. A Correlational Study of Academic Self-Concept, Grammar Mastery and Writing Skill of on the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Ngemplak Boyolali in the Academic Year of 2014/2015. English Education Department. Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta 2016. The objectives of this research are to report the result of a correlational study of: (1) academic self-concepts and writing skill; (2) grammar mastery and writing skill; and (3) academic self-concept, grammar mastery and writing skill. This research used quantitative method, that is, correlational study. The study was carried out in Mei 2015 at SMA Negeri 1 Ngemplak Boyolali. The population was all the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Ngemplak Boyolali in the academic year of 2014/2015 consisting of seven classes. Class X-6 was taken as the sample by using cluster random sampling. The data were obtained by means of questionnaire to collect the data of academic self-concept and tests to collect the data of grammar mastery and writing skill. The techniques that are used to analyze the data were Single Correlation and Multiple Regression Correlation. The results of the data analysis shows that in the level of significance α = 0.05 (1) there is a correlation between academic self-concept and writing skill (rx1y= 0.4501 >rt=0.349); (2) there is a correlation between grammar mastery and writing skill (rx1y=0.3699>rt=0.349); (3) there is a correlation between academic self-concept and grammar mastery toward writing skill (Ry12 = 0.563 and Fo= 6.75 > Ft= 3.33). The results of this research also show that academic self-concept and grammar mastery are important factors that give contribution to writing skill. Both academic self-concept and grammar mastery have positive contribution to writing skill that is 31.77%. Thus, academic self-concept and grammar mastery should be considered in increasing writing skill, although the factors are not only variables determining writing skill. Keywords: correlation, academic self-concepts, grammar mastery, writing skillud