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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
A. Theoritical Review
1. Accounting Teacher Interest
a. The Meaning of Accounting Teacher Interest
Definition of interest according to Djaali 2007: 122 is high elevated heart tendency towards something. Meanwhile, according to
Muhibbin Syah 2004: 136, the interest interest means the tendency and high excitement or great desire to something. Another interests
definition is argued by Slameto 2013: 180 that interest is a taste prefers and a sense of interest in a matter or activity without the sent. Interest is
basically the reception about relationship between the self and something outside of itself .
According to Anastasia and Urbina 1997: 127, interest is one of the important aspects of personality. Interests affect is including human
behavior in interpersonal relationships, achievement education and employment, electoral activity in leisure time and daily activities.
Interest as an affective response studied the object or activity. How to measure the interest of student to become accounting teacher
can use two ways, Handoko 2003: 62 said the interest or motivation of
a person can be measured by:
1 Measuring the outside factors that allegedly lead to a boost in a
person.
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Measuring aspects of certain behaviors that may occur from the phrase that caused a certain motivation.
In this research, researchers used a measuring tool aspects of certain behaviors that may occur from the phrase that caused a definite
motivation with indicator elements of interest by Abror 1993: 112, the interest contains elements of cognition introduction, emotions
feelings and konasi desire or motivation. Therefore, the interest is considered as a conscious response because if it did not do then the
interest will not have any meaning. Interest contain cognition, it means that interest is preceded by a
sense of excitement and attracted to the teaching profession. Interests contain elements of emotion because the participation or experience was
accompanied by a certain feeling usually feelings of pleasure. While konasi elements is a continuation of cognition elements and emotions that
embodied in the will and the desire for an area or interesting object. Volition is then realized so as to have insight into an area or object of
interest. Thus the interest in becoming a teacher of accounting can be
measured through three kinds of indicators as follows: 1
Cognition include: knowledge of the teaching profession of accounting.
2 Emotions include: interest, attention and pleasure of the teaching
profession of accounting.
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Konasi include: Desire, belief and effort to become an accounting teacher.
b. The Functions of Interests
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