Pengaruh Penggunaan Gadget Terhadap Minat Belajar Siswa (Di SMK Muhammadiyah Berau, Kalimantan Timur)

Abstract

Gadgets are electronic devices that are practical and useful for humans, what makes
this gadget different from other electronic devices is that it has a very rapid
development and updates in each development and has practical properties in its use.
This study aims to (1) find out whether the use of gadgets has a significant effect on
learning interest. (2) to find out whether interest in learning and the use of gadgets have
a significant effect on social behavior. (3) to find out whether the use of gadgets has a
significant effect on social behavior with learning interests and interests as intervening
variables. This study uses a quantitative research model with a type of case study
approach, data collection techniques through observation, questionnaires and
documentation. then data analysis through SEM Partial Square (PLS). The results of
this study were concluded that: (1) the use of gadgets had a positive and significant
effect on positive behavior with a path coefficient value of 0.310 and a significance of
0.001. And the use of gadgets has a positive and significant effect on negative behavior
with a path coefficient value of 0.691 and a significance of 0.001. (2) the use of gadgets
has a positive and significant effect on learning interest with a path coefficient value of
0.703 and a significance of 0.000. And learning interest had a positive effect on positive
behavior of 0.656 and significance of 0.000.