THE INFLUENCE OF CHARACTER EDUCATION AND STUDENTS’ SOCIAL ATTITUDES ON LEARNING OUTCOMES OF INDONESIAN CLASS IV AND LEARNING MOTIVATION AS INTERVENING VARIABLES

Abstract

Indonesian is one of the main lessons in school, success in learning Indonesian can be seen from the learning outcomes. Not all student learning outcomes are above the standard set, many students are forced to take remedial exams. This study aims to determine the effect of character education and social attitudes on learning outcomes through learning motivation as an intervening variable. The study used a causality design with a mix-methods. A total of 160 students were determined by proportional random sampling technique from five public elementary schools in Kebayoran Lama. There are two methods of collecting data, namely through the distribution of questionnaires (character education, social attitudes, and learning motivation) and the method of documenting test scores as a result of learning Indonesian. The analysis was carried out using path analysis with the help of the SPSS version 26 program. The results showed that; (1) character education has a positive effect on learning outcomes both directly and through the mediation of learning motivation, and (2) social attitudes have a positive effect on learning outcomes. learning either directly or through the mediation of learning motivation, and (3) learning motivation has a positive effect on learning outcomes, (4) character education and social attitudes simultaneously affect student learning outcomes, (5) character education, social attitudes, and learning motivation simultaneously affect student learning outcomes.