Applied Use of a Health Communications Model to Generate Interest in Learning

Educators are regularly challenged to design instruction that motivates learners. If interest is lacking, the challenge can be even greater. Tailoring is a message design technique that could help to stimulate interest and consequently, motivation to learn. Effective tailoring requires the formal assessment of learner characteristics and the integration of those characteristics into a given message. Knowing which elements to tailor, however, should not be left to guesswork. This article describes how a health communications framework guided the design and development of three tailored lesson introductions. A step-by-step description of the framework, how it was used, and the resulting product are shared

MOTIV ASI BELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS PADA SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA DALAM MENGHADAPI UJIAN NASIONAL DITINJAU DARI DUKUNGAN SOSIAL ORANG TUA DAN KOMPETENSI GURU

The purpose of this research is to test empirically the correlation between parental social support, teacher competency and learning English motivation of junior high school students in facing national examination. Subjects were 133 students of 9th grade in SMP Negeri I Getasan, Subdistrict Getasan, Semarang Regency. Learning Motivation scale, Parental Social Support scale, and Teacher Competency scale were used to collect data. Regression Analysis showed R = 0,508 (