The Influence of Teacher’s Reinforcement for Students Motivation

Abstract

This study aims to determine the provision of teacher reinforcement, student learning motivation and the influence of teacher reinforcement to student learning motivation. This research is an associative quantitative research that is to know the influence between variable X to variable Y. Location of research conducted at class X competence of expertise of Office Administration at VOCATIONAL SCHOOL YPLP PGRI 1 Makassar. The population in this research are 66 people, and the sample is 55 people like the respondent with the sampling technique that is Proportional Stratified Random Sampling. Data collection techniques used in this study are observation, questionnaires, and documentation. Data analysis techniques used were descriptive statistical analysis using percentage, mean and standard deviation and for inferential statistical analysis using data normality test, product moment correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis. The results of the research indicate that the reinforcement of teachers in VOCATIONAL SCHOOL YPLP PGRI Makassar is in a good category, regarding indicators: 1) verbal strengthening, 2) gestural reinforcement, 3) reinforcement activities, 4 reinforcement approach, 5) reinforcement touch, and 6) Sign reinforcement. For the motivation of studying class X students, the competence of the administrative skills of the Office Administration in VOCATIONAL SCHOOL YPLP PGRI 1 Makassar is categorized as high in terms of 1) the desire and the desire to succeed, 2) the encouragement and the need to learn, 3) the expectation and aspiration in The future, and 4) the existence of awards in learning, 5) the existence of interesting activities in learning, and 6) the existence of a conducive environment. Based on the analysis of product moment correlation test stated there is a significant influence between the provision of teacher empowerment to students' learning motivation X class of administrative skill competence of 23.1 percent with a moderate level of influence. From the results of simple regression analysis showed that there is a significant and positive influence between the reinforcement of teachers to the motivation of students in class X competence of administrative skills in VOCATIONAL SCHOOL YPLP PGRI 1 Makassar.