The Influence of ISMUBA Teacher Teaching Creativity on Student Motivation During the COVID-19 Period at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta

Abstract

This research aimed to find out the creativity of ISMUBA (Al-Islam, Kemuhammadiyahan, and Arabic Language) teachers at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta, to find out the learning motivation of students Grade VIII at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta, and to identify the creativity of ISMUBA teachers in triggering learning motivation during Covid-19. The research used the correlational method with a descriptive quantitative approach. The data analysis technique was by the linearity test and simple linear regression test. The subjects of this study were the Grade VIII students of SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta using random sampling with 141 students. The results were: (1) the level of teaching creativity of ISMUBA teachers at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta was in an appropriate category, (2) the level of student learning motivation at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta is also in an appropriate category, and (3) there is a positive influence of teaching creativity on the learning motivation of Grade VIII students during Covid-19 at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta. Thus, teachers’ creativity in teaching is necessary to improve student learning motivation.

Teachers’ Collaboration with Parents of First-Grade Pupils during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…However, their attempts disseminate distance education of equal quality to all students, they found it difficult to reach the less advantaged ones due to the lack of infrastructure or parental indifference. This situation is echoed in other studies (Ibrahim et al, 2022;Güvercin et al, 2022;Tumin & Marvianita, 2021). The teachers, who faced substantial challenges due to the pandemic, noted that any support they could get from the school system contributed to their ability to support parents of children in the critical stage of first steps in school.…”