MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY

This study aims to find out the degree of correlation between students motivation and students’ learning achievement in natural science subject. The sample are selected through cluster random sampling by selecting 40% of all fifth graders in elementary schools in Golewa sub district, Nusa Tenggara...

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Main Author: Yosefina Uge Lawe
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Education Technology
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Online Access:https://ejournal.undiksha.ac.id/index.php/JET/article/view/10084
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description This study aims to find out the degree of correlation between students motivation and students’ learning achievement in natural science subject. The sample are selected through cluster random sampling by selecting 40% of all fifth graders in elementary schools in Golewa sub district, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. There are two instruments used to collect the data namely questionnaire about motivation and achievement test. The test consists of 22 items of multiple choice and the questionnaire consists of 20 questions. From the hypothesis testing, it is gained that the rxy = 0.899 which then being compared to the rtable with 5% of significance level and results in rtable= 0,320. Thus, since rxy> rtable or 0.899>0.320 the H1 is accepted. The degree of correlation between students’ motivation and the natural science learning achievement is r= 0.90 with 81% of determination coefficient. In conclusion, there is a high correlation between students’ learning motivation and the natural science learning achievement.
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spelling doaj-art-615ba9da73cd414cac633268a9abece12025-08-20T02:56:01ZengUniversitas Pendidikan GaneshaJournal of Education Technology2549-48562549-82902017-05-011110.23887/jet.v1i1.10084MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDYYosefina Uge Lawe0Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Citra Bakti Nusa Tenggara Timur This study aims to find out the degree of correlation between students motivation and students’ learning achievement in natural science subject. The sample are selected through cluster random sampling by selecting 40% of all fifth graders in elementary schools in Golewa sub district, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. There are two instruments used to collect the data namely questionnaire about motivation and achievement test. The test consists of 22 items of multiple choice and the questionnaire consists of 20 questions. From the hypothesis testing, it is gained that the rxy = 0.899 which then being compared to the rtable with 5% of significance level and results in rtable= 0,320. Thus, since rxy> rtable or 0.899>0.320 the H1 is accepted. The degree of correlation between students’ motivation and the natural science learning achievement is r= 0.90 with 81% of determination coefficient. In conclusion, there is a high correlation between students’ learning motivation and the natural science learning achievement. https://ejournal.undiksha.ac.id/index.php/JET/article/view/10084learningmotivationachievementnatural science
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MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
Journal of Education Technology
learning
motivation
achievement
natural science
title MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_full MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_fullStr MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_full_unstemmed MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_short MOTIVATION AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECT OF THE FIFTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY
title_sort motivation and learning achievement in natural science subject of the fifth graders of elementary school a correlational study
topic learning
motivation
achievement
natural science
url https://ejournal.undiksha.ac.id/index.php/JET/article/view/10084
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