3. Students’ Learning Motivation in Accounting Learning
Variables of Students’ Learning Motivation were described into five
indicators that later developed into 20 points question.
Table 5. Instrumen ts grating on Students’ Learning Motivation in
Accounting Learning
Variable Indicators
Item Number Total
Students’ Learning
Motivation The desire to explore the
accounting material 1,2,3,4,5
5 The urge and the need to
learn 6,7,8,9,10
5 The
expectations and
aspirations of the future 11,12
2 The desire for achievement
13,14,15,16 4
The appreciation
in learning
17,18,19,20 4
Total 20
Source: Vovy Septia Rukmala 2011:47 Note: is for negative statements
G. Instruments Testing
The instruments testing is used to know the validity and reliability of the instrument to be used. Validity and reliability of the instrument can be
determined by instrument testing first. The instrument testing was conducted on the grade XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Cilacap which have the same characteristics
with grade XI IPS SMA Negeri 1 Cilacap. The similarity of characteristics is both of the grade are implementing the moving class system with the same
facilities on the accounting learning.
1. Validity
The validity test is used to get valid instrument to obtain provisions between the actual data happened on the object with the data collected by
the researcher. The formula used to test the validity of this research is the Correlation of Product Moment by Pearson.
The formula is as follows:
Notes : r
xy
= Correlation coefficient of the independent variable and The dependent variable
= Total multiplication scores of independent variable and The dependent variable
X = Total score of independent variable
Y = Total score of dependent variable
X
2
= Total quadratic score of independent variable Y
2
= Total quadratic score of dependent variable N
= Number of subject or respondent Suharsimi Arikunto, 2010:213
Criteria for submission of an item is valid if r
emp
correlation coefficient r
xy
is positive and equal to or greater than r
table
with a significance level of 5, if r
emp
less than the score of the r
table
item, it can be said as an invalid question.
This instrument testing conducted on 30 students of grade XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Cilacap with a questionnaire sheet of Moving Class