FACTORS CAUSE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS PROGRAM

Abstract

The background of the problem in this research is the learning difficulties experienced by the
students of class I Proggram of Mechanical Expert Automotive SMK N 5 Semarang academic year
2016/2017 which indicated less than optimal learning achievement. This background becomes the
basis of research. The purpose of this study is to mengetehui level of difficulty belaajr students SMK
N 5 Semarang, especially class I Automotive Mechanics Expertise Program. In addition, the main
objective to be achieved is to determine the dominant factors that cause the difficulty of learning
grade 2 students of Automotive Mechanical Skill Program of SMK Negeri 5. In accordance with the
purpose of research into the study population is a class I in the academic year 2016/2017. The
method of collecting dta used there is 2, that is documentation method to determine population. In
this case the documentation is in the form of a list of student names. The second method is the
questionnaire method. Questionnaire was prepared using a lattice consisting of 33 sub factors and 66
items. Based on the results of the test instrument performed by students of grade 3 MO 1 academic
year 2016/2017, the analysis results obtained 52 valid questions and 14 invalid questions. In
instrument testing, the price of r11 is greater than the reference price of 0.30 so that the instrument is
reliable and can be used as a test instrument. Then taken 33 questions sesui with sub factor
respectively. Data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis technique percentage. This
technique uses a comparison of the student scores with an ideal score. Overall the total score of
students studied is 2470 of the entire ideal score of 5280 or 46.78%. Based on predetermined
criteria, this percentage belongs to less problematic category. Of the 32 respondents studied, all had
problems learning in the less problematic category. The number of scores per sub-factor shows
different categories. Sub factor of family environment, society environment included in less problem
category. While the sub-factor of the school environment into the category is quite problematic.
Based on the results of the above research can be concluded that the level of difficulty learning sisw
amasuk dalm less problematic category. The cause of students' learning difficulties from
extracurricular factors is very dominant as a learning difficulty factor.
For teachers should be as early as possible to identify the learning difficulties experienced by
students so that it can help solve it. For SMK N 5 Semarang should always fix the condition of the
school so that the teaching and learning process can take place properly.


Keywords: Learning Difficulties, Automotive Mechanics