A CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENT INTERESTS AND TEACHER COMPETENCIES AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SBDP SUBJECT AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT CLUSTER 3 PINOGALUMAN

Abstract

This research is aimed to analyze the partial correlation between student interests and their achievements, the partial correlation between teacher competencies and student achievements, and the simultaneous correlation between student interests and teacher competencies and student achievements of the SBdP subject at elementary schools at cluster 3 in Pinogaluman. It used a quantitative method with questionnaires as the data collection technique. Data were analyzed using questionnaire validation and rehabilitation, regression analysis, and hypothesis. The research population consisted of 171 students, and the research sample was made up of 63 students, selected using randomized sampling at grades IV, V, and VI. The results demonstrated that the coefficient of determination of the regression model which had been acquired was R-squared = 0.422. This coefficient exhibited that 42.3% of student achievement variation at elementary schools at cluster 3 in Pinogaluman could be elucidated by student interests and teacher competencies. The independent variables examined had a contributing correlation of 42.2% to student achievements, whereas 57.8% were affected by other factors outside the variables investigated. In this research, student interests played a dominant role in enhancing learning achievements.