Ninik Puspita Rahayu, Ahmad Fauzan
The mathematics learning results of class VIII SMPN 12 Padang students tend to be low. Allegedly the cause is the motivation and independence of learning students in learning mathematics is still not good. This research aims to uncover empirically, whether students' motivation and independence of learning mathematics significantly affect the mathematical learning outcomes of class VIII SMPN 12 Padang. Type of this research is a combination of Ex Post Facto research and descriptive research. The population of this study is all students of class VIII in SMPN 12 Padang with a total of 248 people. The sample was 91 people who were taken by purposive sampling, where the sample was taken based on the class in which the teacher taught. Research instruments in the form of questionnaires and tests. Data of the research is analyzed descriptively using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression test, with motivation and student learning independence as independent variables and the students' mathematics learning outcomes as dependent variable. The results showed that motivation and independence of learning together had a significant effect on the learning outcomes of class VIII SMPN 12. The result of R-square is 0.361, it shows that 36% of the variation in learning outcomes can be explained by learning motivation and learning independence. While the remaining 64% is explained by other causes examined in this study. © 2023 Author(s).
Mathematics Education Master Program, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia; Department of Mathematics, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
