The Effect of Learning Infrastructure and Teacher Creativity on Student Motivation at SMP Terang Nusantara Bandung

Abstract

The aim of this article was to determine the profile and relationship between infrastructure, teacher creativity, and student learning motivation at SMP Terang Nusantara Bandung. This research used a quantitative approach with multiple linear regression analyses, correlation analyses, and descriptive methods. The sample was taken using stratified random sampling consisting of 15 students in the VII grade, 21 students in the VIII grade, and 12 students in the IX grade. This research instrument used a Likert scale questionnaire with details of 23 statements about infrastructure, 17 statements about teacher creativity, and 17 statements about student learning motivation. The results of this research showed that the profile of infrastructure was 70%, teacher creativity was 77%, and learning motivation was 70%; all three were categorized as high. There was an influence of infrastructure on student learning motivation, with an r value of 0.663 (strong). There was no significant influence of teacher creativity on learning motivation, with an r value of 0.481 (fair). Simultaneously, infrastructure and teacher creativity had a significant effect on student learning motivation at Terang Nusantara Middle School, with a strong degree of relationship at R 0.665. The variables of infrastructure and teacher creativity had an influence of 44%, with the remaining 56% being influenced by other variables not included in the research.