ERIC Number: EJ1226587
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1913-9020
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Motivation and Attitude of Students on Physics Subject in the Middle School in Indonesia
Astalini; Darmaji; Pathoni, H.; Kurniawan, W.; Jufrida; Kurniawan, Dwi Agus; Perdana, R.
International Education Studies, v12 n9 p15-26 2019
Purpose: This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between motivation and attitudes of students towards physics subjects in high school. Method: The type of research used is quantitative descriptive with correlational design. The data used by researchers were in the form of questionnaires/motivational questionnaires and attitudes with a total of 54 statements for attitude questionnaires and 23 statements for motivational questionnaires using liker scale 5. Data Analysis: using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: the results of this study researchers get good results and enough attitudes towards physics investigation, adoption of scientific attitudes pleasure in learning physics, interested in participating in physics learning activities, believe that he has the ability of physics, and enjoy working on physics tasks good enough, this is in accordance with the analysis of the relationship that has been done, that there is a relationship between motivation and student attitudes toward physics subjects, with details, at level 1 the correlation coefficient is 0.318, then at level 2 is 0.862 and at level 3 is -0.56, at level 1 has a low positive relationship, level 2 has a strong positive relationship, while at level 3 has a moderate negative relationship.
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Physics, Secondary School Science, Foreign Countries, Student Interests, Investigations, Experiments, High School Students, Self Efficacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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