27 Based on the opinion above can be concluded that emotional
quotient more often dominantly effect learning achievement compared to cognitive quotient. So that emotional quotient becomes the factor
that is important to consider. A person with weak emotional quotient will cause inability to compete and be excited in learning. In addition, a
person with the low emotional quotient will be bad in communication, disciplinary and relationship with others. This will impede learning
achievement. In contrast, when a person is having the strong emotional quotient
although not clever, he or she will be able to motivate himself or herself to keep on competing, learning and improving the ability in
communication. Thus, the higher emotional quotient someone have, the higher learning achievement someone would reach.
4. Learning Readiness
a. Definition of Learning Readiness
Student learning readiness decides quality and effectivity in learning process. Student learning readiness is important to reach
preparation before joining lesson. It can determine success of learning. Meanwhile, the success level of learning relies on the student learning
process. Further explaination by Prayitno 1997:13, preparing oneself to join the lesson is one thing that sould be considered by the student,
because with the sufficient preparation, the student will feel ready in
28 learning so that they will be easy to concerntrate on the lesson
Mulyani, 2013: 27. Nasution 2006: 179 stated that learning readiness is conditions
before learning activity. Without learning readiness, the learning process will not be held. Therefore, individual learning readiness
becomes a factor that effects how many students who are able to absorb the information and react when the lesson takes place. Learning
readiness makes it easier for individual to optimally reach the learning achievement.
Meanwhile, according to Slameto 2010:113 explained that readiness is the entire condition of a person who made it ready to give
responseanswer with particular way toward a situation. Adjusting condition, someday, will effect or tend to five response. Readiness
becomes requirement for the next lesson. From some opinion above can be concluded that learning
readiness is conditions before learning that make the student ready to give response based on the lesson that is being held, so that can create
the maximum learning achievement based on the goal of the study.
b. Factors Effect Learning Readiness
According to Slameto 2010:113, Learning Readiness includes 3 aspects, namely:
29 1 Physical, mental and emotional condition
Physical condition means the readiness of body condition of a person to join the learning activity. Mental condition means the
condition related to intelligence of someone. In which a person who has a talent is enable to do the more chalanging duties. Meanwhile,
emotional condition means the ability that students have to control the emotion in facing problems. Emotional condition also effects
the readiness to do something because it connects with a motive positive incentives, negative incentives, rewards and punishments
and effects the learning readiness. 2 Needs, motives and objectives
Needs mean the mindfullness of requiring the materials given. The needs to encourage efforts, in other words cause motive. This
motive is directed to reach the goal. 3 Skill and knowledge
Skill and knowledge mean proficiency, ability and understanding of the students toward the materials given, includes the other materials
related to the material given. Meanwhile, Djamarah 2002:25 mentioned the factors that effect
learning readiness namely: 1 Physical condition
This physical condition is such a healthy body, lethargic, sleepy and so on.
30 2 Psychological condition
Psychological condition includes the will to learn, the ability to concerntrate to the lesson as well and intrinstic motivation.
3 Materiil condition Materiil condition includes learning material such as the textbooks
and notebooks, or tasks that has been finished. From opinions above can be concluded that learning readiness is
influenced by three aspects namely physical, emotional and mental conditions, the needs, motives and objectives, and also skill and
knowledge. Physical, emotional and mental conditions are kinds of readiness in the form of body health, and also emotional and mental
before learning. The needs, motives, and objectives is kinds of encouragement in the form of learning motivation inside a person.
Meanwhile skill and knowledge are the next readiness of understanding the preview material, and the skill in connecting it to next material.
c. The Principles of Learning Readiness
