Increase Motivation of Student in Vocational High School Using Unity of Sciences-Based Chemistry Books

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to determine the increasing student motivation using chemistry books based on the unity of sciences. This study used pre-experimental design methods by one group pretest-posttest design. The subjects in this study was the class of X-TKR students of SMK Ma’arif NU 1 Semarang. Techniques of data collection used the questionnaire to know the motivation of student. The technique to analysis data descriptive and inferential statistical analysis (paired sample t-test and N-gain). The results showed that there the unity of sciences bassed chemistry books can increase motivation of students. The mean score of students’ motivation of experiment group was better than the control group, each with a value 3.64 and 2.91, tcount 20.106 and ttable 2.021 (tcount > ttable = 20.106 > 2.021) and N-gain score 0.64.