Pengaruh Model PBL Terhadap Hasil Belajar dan Motivasi Belajar Siswa

This study aims to describe the effect of the PBL model on learning outcomes and student motivation in the flat-sided geometric material at SMPN 1 Jogoroto. Two classes of class VIII students were randomly selected to be divided into an experimental group and a control group to serve as research samples. The instruments used were tests and questionnaires. Inferential analysis will be used to test the data obtained from the control and experimental classes. The results showed that there was no significant effect of the PBL model on the learning outcomes and motivation of students at SMPN 1 Jogoroto in terms of gender, with the average learning outcomes and learning motivation of the experimental class students being higher than that of the control class students, both boys, and girls. This means that there is an influence of the PBL model on learning outcomes and student motivation. Keywords: PBL, learning outcomes, learning motivatio

Pengaruh literasi keuangan, locus of control, dan etnis terhadap pengambilan keputusan investasi

The purpose of this research is to examine the influence of financial literacy, locus of control, and ethnic on investment decision. This research uses multiple regression analy-sis technique and a sample of 199 investors who put their funds in bank account and real asset in Surabaya and Madura region. The results shows that financial literacy, internal locus of control, external locus of control, and ethnic do not have significant impact si-multaneously on investment decision, while locus control is only variable that has signif-icant partial impact investment decision. This finding implies that goof financial literacy per se will not result in a good investment decision without accompanied by good inter-nal control. Therefore, policy makers should not only focus on financial literacy educa-tion but also increase public awareness about the importance of self-control when making investment decisions