Open AccessStudents learning motivation towards environmental-based biological learning activities
Author(s) -
Cut Irmadora,
DJUFRI DJUFRI,
Andi Ulfa Tenri Pada
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1460/1/012071
Subject(s) - mathematics education , psychology , positive correlation , correlation , relation (database) , motivation to learn , learning environment , mathematics , computer science , medicine , geometry , database
Motivation consists of both internal and external encouragement. It affects student learning activities. This study aims to determine the relation correlation between motivation and environmental-based biology learning activities in senior high schools in Pidie District, Aceh, Indonesia. The research method was quantitative; specifically, a quasi-experimental design. The study was conducted. For three months, from September to November 2018. The subjects were 99 students in three high schools in Pidie district, Aceh, Indonesia The instruments used in this study where a student learning motivation questionnaire and an observation sheet of student learning activities. The parameters measured were the level of motivation and the student learning activities. Data analysis involved the Pearson correlation determine the level of relation between learning motivation and environmental-based biology learning activities. The results showed that the relationship between learning motivation (X1) and environmental-based biology learning activities (X 2 ) was 0.804, indicating the study concludes a strong positive correlation between the two variables.