MOTIVASI BELAJAR IPA FISIKA DALAM MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 SISWA SMP DI PEKANBARU

Abstract

Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic has made the implementation of learning
unable to take place normally. Learning that is carried out online from home has
weaknesses that have an impact on students, namely students find it difficult to
understand the subject matter, students' absorption of lessons is low and students'
motivation to learn decreases. This study aims to determine the motivation to learn
Science Physics for junior high school students during the Covid-19 pandemic in
Pekanbaru and the differences in motivation for learning Science Physics for junior
high school students during the Covid 19 pandemic between boys and girls in
Pekanbaru. The type of research is descriptive research with survey method. The
subjects in this study were grade VIII junior high school students in five public schools
and four private schools in Pekanbaru. The number of respondents from this study were
204 students with 86 male students and 118 female students. The data collection
technique in this study was a questionnaire technique. The questionnaire was given to
the research sample via theplatform google form. The results showed that the
motivation to learn Science Physics for junior high school students during the Covid-19
pandemic in Pekanbaru was in the high category. The motivation to learn Science
Physics between male and female students showed no significant difference in scores,
and did not show that there was no significant difference between the motivation scores
of male and female students.
Key Words: Students’ Motivation, The Covid-19 Pandemic, Online Learning.