Enthusiastic in Learning Theoritical Review
b. Definition of Enthusiastic of Learning
Learning can be understood as a process of adaptation or adjustment of behavior that happens to everyone in a lifelong as well
as the lasted progressively to bring optimal results. From the above understanding can be concluded that the enthusiastic learning was a
surge, passion, interest, feelings of pleasure and spirit of a person students were very big on cognitive processes in terms of a change in
behavior as a result of experience and interaction with the environment.
Involvement of students in the learning process is important for the learning process, it will not be effective if the involvement of students
in the learning process less. Involvement is a critical factor, if students are involved himself in the classroom, then they would be more
enthusiasm in the learning process. In this case the enthusiasm of student learning is strongly influenced by the method chosen by the
teacher in delivering learning materials and media used. c.
Theories about Enthusiastic of Learning The theory will be used by researchers is the Theory of Needs,
the reason is because it is a learning achievements of students who supported the needs of the attitude or enthusiasm of the students. The
need theory propounded by Murray in Bimo Walgito 2004: 230 as follows:
1 Achievers
Achievers is associated with the motive to obtain a good performance, to solve the problems encountered, tasks as quickly
as possible and as well as possible. 2
Affilliation Affiliates is the motive or the related need to make friends, to
establish relationships with other people. 3
Autonomy Autonomy is the motive or needs related to freedom, freedom in
expression, or do not rely on others, seeking independence. 4
Counteraction Counteraction is a motif associated with efforts to overcome the
failures, acts as a counter hold. 5
Defense Defense is a motif associated with self-defense.
6 Respectfully
Respectfully is a motif associated with respect, do what is expected by others.
7 Domination
Domination is a motif associated with the attitude control others, be a leader, refuted the opinions of others, want to dominate others.
8 Exhibition
Exhibition is a motif related to exhibitions or show off, self- effacing to be seen by others, to be the center of attention.
d. Indicators Enthusiastic of Learning
Indicators enthusiasm learning in this research is that there is feeling of pleasure, interest, attention to students who followed the
desire to be involved in ongoing learning process Fredy Kusnanto: 2010. Each of these indicators are as follows:
1 Feeling of Pleasure
A student who had feeling of pleasure towards a subject, then these students will continue to study his favorite subject. There is no
feeling forced for students to learn these subject. 2
The interest Students Associated with locomotion are pushing to tend to feel attracted to
people, objects, activities, or can be affective experience that is stimulated by an activity.
3 Involvement of Students
Interest in an object that someone would led to that person happy and interested in performing or working on the activities of the
object.