The Effect of Discipline and Learning Ways on English Achievement through Learning Motivation as a Moderator Variable

Abstract

This research was carried out to describe and analysis; (1) whether there is simultaneously positive significant effect of discipline and learning ways on English achievement at the second grade students of SMAN 1 Grogol is or not, (2) whether there is partial positive significant effect of discipline on English achievement at the second grade students of SMAN 1 Grogol is or not,  (3) whether there is partial positive significant effect of learning ways on English achievement at the second grade students of SMAN 1 Grogol is or not, (4) whether there is positive significant effect of discipline and learning ways on English achievement through learning motivation as a variable moderator or not. The research used descriptive quantitative approach as the research design. The data analysis method was regression while the techniques of collecting data were survey by giving questionnaire and from student report value. In this research, the population consists of 104 students of second grade. The result showed that: discipline, learning ways and learning motivation have simultaneous and partial positive significant effect on English achievement.

Key words: Discipline, Learning Ways, English Achievement, Learning Motivation.