Analysis of Students Motivation and Mathematics Learning Outcomes on the Material Simplifying Algebra

Each student has a different view of math lessons. For those who consider math fun, there will be motivation in students to learn mathematics and be optimistic in solving challenging problems in mathematics lessons. Learning motivation has a significant role in students' math learning outcomes. Several studies have shown a positive relationship between learning motivation and math learning achievement. A descriptive qualitative method was used in this study. The results obtained from the motivation questionnaire for students with low motivation were 42.86%, students with moderate motivation were 35.71% and students with high motivation were 21.34%. For each indicator of student learning motivation with an average of moderate. or the student learning outcomes test, the average was 62.31 with a medium category.