PENGARUH KETERAMPILAN MENGADAKAN VARIASI STIMULUS TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA DI KELAS X SMA NEGERI 2 PADANG BOLAK

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This study aims to know whether there is a significant influence of giving stimulus variation skill on students’ learning motivation at the tenth grade students of IPS of SMA Negeri 2 Padangbolak. The research was conducted by applying correlational design with 66 students as the sample and they were taken by using total sampling technique. Questionnaire was used in collecting _the data for the both variables. Based on descriptive analysis, it could be found (a) the average of giving stimulus variation skill was 2.96 (good category) and (b) the average of students’ learning motivation was 2.93 (good category). Furthermore, based on inferential statistic by using partial t_test, the result showed, t_table was less than t_calculated  (1.669<72.70). It means there is a significant influence of giving stimulus variation skill on students’ learning motivation at the tenth grade students of IPS of SMA Negeri 2 Padangbolak.

Keywords: giving stimulus variation skill, students’ learning motivation