Learning environment and motivation in junior high school

Abstract

Purpose: Students' learning environment and motivation are important to the students in learning. Especially with 21st century learning, students are required to be more active in learning than teachers, therefore the study aims to know if there is an influence between the learning environment and the motivation of students. Methodology: Using Mixed Methods. Where, the number of samples in the research was as many as 725 students from Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Jambi city using the purposive sampling technique. Analyzing data uses the application to obtain inferential and descriptive statistics. Finding: The results of this study are dominant in both the motivation and learning environment of students. This is strengthened by the relationship and influence between the motivation and learning environment of students that are seen from the value of Sig under 0.025, which is 0.019 and has a contribution of 70.3%. Implications and Recommendations: Based on the results obtained, the researcher recommends that students should be given an opportunity in learning, and the teacher must create a creative and innovative learning.