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Based on the definition above, it can conclude that interest is an activity that a person done happily to get the goalwillingness. Because
heshe done by himherself without any coercion of others. Richard. I. Arends 2007: 157 writes that a teacher can do a number
of thi a.
such as popular music, and relate these interest to topics under study. b.
s name helps personalize learning
c. Make materials vivid and novel. A teacher can say things that make the
ordinary vivid and novel for students. Using games, puzzle and other activities that are inviting and carry
their own intrinsic motivation is another way teacher make lesson interesting for students. Similarly, using a variety of activities field trips,
simulations, music, and guest speaker, instructional methods lecture, terested in school and their
schoolwork.
2. Kind of Interest
Suwardi 2010: 36 explains that there are two kind of interest in learning for the student to attend the lecture:
a. Internal interest: this interest is come from the student itself or since the
student was born. Example: student who has ability in match subject, so
maximally when it supported by their talent.
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b. External Interest: Interest that come from outside environment of the
students, whether family environment, school environment or the society. Example: Student who wants enter at Vocational School, because of the
sends him to Senior High School because the payment was cheaper. The example above is an example of environment influence. In that
such condition, he is interested to do something in order that he can accept as the member of the society, or the member of a group. The
external interest can be in form of individual competition in a group, whether peer school society group, in achievement competition, or job
competition. They only happen in the interaction with human being.
3. Role of Interest in Learning
A person possesses interest to play an important role in every activity and in achieving certain goals, because interest will strive someone in
achieving his purpose by doing the activities. Interest plays an important role to many activities. Being interested in
an activity, enthusiasm will come up followed by pleasure. If one is interested in doing something means that he has no motive to act, and if he
carries out an activity, the result will not satisfy him. So, the interest can make the goals of something can be achieved. The roles of interest will be
mentioned as follows: a.
Interest is an important motive in directing individual to carry out his activities.
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b. Interest can help individual in concentrating the attention to the problem
he faces. c.
Interest in one of the major factors in determining whether an activity is well done.
d. including learning activity.
e. Interest helps the individual in his growth and development to achieve
his maturity and his dreams. Achmad Philip, 2010: 36. Based on the explanation of interest above, it can be concluded that
interest is a motivating force which causes individual to give attention to a person, a thing and an activity or learning something with full attention,
satisfaction, motivation and pleasure to strive for particular goal and aware that it was important and valuable.
Learning interest is one of motivation for students to perform learning activities. Without any interest in the students on what to do, then they will
not hesitate to learn, so that it cannot produce optimal learning outcomes as expected.
interest, they are: 1.
Motivating force which causes individual to give attention to a person, a thing, or an activity.
2. Wantinglearning about something.
3. Doing something with full attention, satisfaction, motivation and pleasure.
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F. Review of Related to Research
