CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
The development of an increasingly modern era, especially in today's era of globalization requires a source of high quality human resources. Improving the quality of human resources is an absolute prerequisite for achieving development goals. One vehicle to enhance quality human resources is education.
Education is a conscious effort to develop the potential of human resources through teaching activities. National Education System Law No. 20 of 2003, stating, that the national education goals is to develop the intellectual life of the Indonesian nation and the whole human being cautious against Almighty God and virtuous noble character, have the knowledge and skills, physical and spiritual health, personality, independent and fair and responsibilities social responsibility and nationalism.
Education is a conscious effort to develop the potential of human resources through teaching activities. National Education System Law No. 20 of 2003, stating, that the national education goals is to develop the intellectual life of the Indonesian nation and the whole human being cautious against Almighty God and virtuous noble character, have the knowledge and skills, physical and spiritual health, personality, independent and fair and responsibilities social responsibility and nationalism.
One of the factors of the self that determines the success or failure in teaching and learning is the motivation to learn. In learning, motivation is the overall driving force within that causes learning activities, which ensures continuity of learning activities. Motivation to learn is a psychological factor that is non-intellectual. Someone who has high intelligence can fail because of lack of motivation in learning.
