Qualitative Analysis on Student Learning Interest: Is It Piqued by The Subject or The Educator

Abstract

Student learning interest is due to subject or the educator. The purpose of this study is to identify which reasons have greatest power in student learning interest because of the subject or the educator. Educator strategies and student curiousness create impact towards learning. The phenomenological research design was used. Collect interview data from 54 participants were participate in this study. The 9 courses were selected based on physical education, language, management, science and humanities. The responses of the participants from the interview to that question were analyzed the method of content analysis and the themes and codes. The result revealed that student greater level of learning interest – both (subject ; teacher). Subject interest and teacher is very important for student because it increased the learning interest. Student and teacher used strategies for enhancing learning interest.