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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
A. Theoretical Description
1. Students’ Learning Motivation
a. Definition of Motivation
The word motive, is defined as efforts that encourage a person to do something. Motives can be regarded as the driving force from and
within a subject to perform certain activities in order to achieve a goal. Even, the motives can be interpreted as internal conditions
preparedness. Derived from the word motive itself, then motivation can be defined as the driving force that has become active. Motive
becomes active at certain times, especially when the need to achieve goals was urgently need Sardiman, 2012: 73.
According to Ngalim Purwanto 2007: 71 motivation is driving —that
is a conscious effort to affect a persons behavior in order that he she move to action to do something to achieve a particular result or goal.
The definition of motivation, according to Oemar Hamalik 2001: 158, is a changing energy within a person which is characterized by the onset
of ones feelings and reactions to achieve a certain goal. Motivation can also be said to be a series of efforts to provide certain conditions.
Therefore, someone is willing to or wants to do something, and if he does not like, he tends to negate or dislike it Sardiman, 2011: 75.
According to Mc .Donald in Sardiman, 2012: 73-74, motivation is the changing energy within someone that is characterized by the emergence
of feeling and preceded by the response toward the presence of certain goal. Here, Mc. Donald’s definition contains three essential elements,
namely: 1 Motivation leads a changing of energy within every individual.
2 Motivation characterized by the appearance of feeling —that is
ones affection. 3 Motivation will be stimulated because of the willingness to achieve
certain goal. Of the three elements above motivation is something complex.
Motivation will lead to the changing of energy within individuals, so it will cling to the issue of psychiatric symptoms, feelings and emotions,
then to act or do something. All of this is driven because of the goals, needs, or desires.
To motivate others, it will be more successful if the objectives are clear and recognized by the motivated and in accordance with the needs of
people who are motivated. The purpose of motivation, according toNgalim Purwanto 2007: 73, is for someone to move the desire and
willingness to do something so as to obtain a certain result or goal.
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