Muhammad Yunus, Punaji Setyosari, Sugeng Utaya, Dedi Kuswandi
This study aims to determine differences in the ability to solve citizenship problems in students who have different backgrounds in their majors and in their achievement motivation. It also aims to investigate the interaction between a student's major and their achievement motivation, specifically determining whether it affects their ability to solve citizenship problems. The design of this study was to use a non-experimental causal-comparative research design. The research sample consisted of 74 students: 20 students from the Mathematics department, 18 students majoring in Chemistry, 19 students majoring in Physics and 17 students majoring in Engineering. Determination of the sample was done by a purposive sampling technique. Data collection was done by tests and use of a Likert scale. Data analysis used Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) 2x2 factorial design. The results of this study point to; 1) There is no difference in the ability to solve national citizenship problems in students majoring in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Engineering; 2) There are differences in the ability to solve citizenship problems in students majoring in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Engineering who have low and high achievement motivation, as is evident by the significance value being smaller than the real level (0,000 <0.050). 3) There is no interaction between differences in their major and the student's motivation on their ability to solve civic problems. This study shows that the ability to solve citizenship problems in Engineering majors and other natural science majors is not different, and as such it is possible to teach the ability with the same learning methods, and specifically the same problem-solving learning model. Students who have high achievement motivation have better problem-solving abilities, therefore teachers should encourage collaborative learning so that students collaborate in problem solving. © 2020 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
State University of Malang, Syiah Kuala University, Aceh, Indonesia; State University of Malang, Indonesia
