Motivation In Physics

Motivation is a complex part of human psychology and behavior that influences how individuals choose to invest their time, how much energy they exert in any given task, how they think nd feel bout the t sk, nd how long they persist t the t sk. It reflects in students’ choices of learning tasks, in the time and effort they devote to them, in their persistence on learning tasks, in their coping with the obstacles they encounter in the learning process. There are many experts who have given the definition of motivation. Sardiman says that motivation can be considered as the overall driving force in students that lead to learning activities. Hikmat (2009) says motivation is the impetus or stimulus given to a person in order to have the

Physics as a science the basis is one of the teaching materials in the school that play a role important in the development of science and technology. This matter because the teaching of physics in school aims to prepare studenuts to be able to cope with the ever-evolving life through practice acting on the basis of logical, rational, critical, efficient, and effective thinking. But the fact that happens, generally less interested students to learn physics because one of the subjects considered difficult by students. This matter in line with the opinion of Masrarah Dwi Yanti, that there are 3 (three) subjects in high school that became a scourge for some students, namely mathematics, physics, and physics. Students argue that physics lessons are difficult to understand because they found many mathematical equations in physics lessons, so that physics is identified with numbers and

In addition, teachers should also pay attention characteristics of students. By mastering various methods of learning, teachers can master the strengths and weaknesses of each method learning. Furthermore, by knowing the characteristics of students, teachers can determine the appropriate learning method to be applied in accordance with characteristics of students. In the field of study of physics, results will be obtained good learning when in conveying subject matter, teachers can apply learning methods that match the characteristics of