KONTRIBUSI PEMANFAATAN PERPUSTAKAAN SEKOLAH DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR TERHADAP PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR GEOGRAFI PADA SISWA KELAS X IPS SMA NEGERI 4 PALANGKA RAYA

Abstract

Abstract : A school library is one of educatiobnal infrastructure has an important role in learning achievement. The learning motivation has robust effect to learning achievement. However, studies on school library utilization and learning motivation contribution on learning outcome were less conducted, particularly on senior high schools in palangka Raya. The purpose of this study was to explore contribution of school library utilization (SLU) and learning motivation in the geography learning outcome ( GLO). The participants were 96 of 10 th–grade students ajoring social science from 4 State Senior High School of Palangka Raya. Descriptive analysis revealed over of half participants at intermediate level of SLU and learninng motivation but less than of them has good level of GLO. Further, multiple linier regression analysis indicated thst SLU was a learning outcome determinant (=2.174;p=0.032), where as learning motivation was not (t=1,402;p=0,164). Nevertheless, combination of SLU and learning motivation was positively and significantly contributed to GLO (F=8.007;p=0.001) but the explained <20% ( R = 0.129) of the variance in GLO. These results recommended that the educators should nurture student learning motivation and achievement in addition encourage students to exploit school libary as alearning resource.

Keywords: School library, learning motivation, geography learning outcomes.