THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS' POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND TEACHING STYLES TOWARDS STUDENTS' LEARNING MOTIVATION

The title of this research is The Influence of Teachers' Positive Attitudes and Teaching Styles towards Students' Learning Motivation. The main purpose of this study was to find out whether the teacher showed positive attitudes and teaching style towards the XI high school students in Palembang. In addition, this study aims to identify students' perspectives on teacher attitudes and teaching style. In this study, there are 62 students of 11th grade and 2 teachers as samples, and the sample were selected using purposive sampling technique. Researchers used qualitative descriptive methods in conducting this research. There are three instruments that are used by researchers to collect data, namely: interviews, questionnaires and observations. The interview instrument consisted of several questions that asked the teacher's opinion about the teacher's positive attitude. The questionnaire consists of 15 statements. Observations conducted during the teaching and learning process in the classroom. The data were analysed based on the data collected using the three instruments by interpreting the collected data. From the results of this research, it appears that most of the students experienced the positive attitudes and adjusted teaching style from the teacher. The teachers already realised the importance of teacher’s positive attitudes and teaching style and shown them in classroom. Furthermore, the interaction between students and teacher were likely to minimize boredom and distraction and also motivate the students to learn more. Finally, it is recommended for the teacher to always shows positive attitudes and adjust their teaching style