Article
Faktor-Faktor Kesulitan Belajar Siswa Mata Pelajaran Geografi Kelas XI IPS
Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Geografi, Vol. 11 No. 3 (2026), hlm. 342–352
Abstrak
Increasing students' motivation, attention, and understanding in learning Geography is an important aspect to support the achievement of optimal learning outcomes. The purpose of this study is to: 1) identify internal factors causing students' learning difficulties; 2) analyze external factors causing students' learning difficulties in Geography subjects in class XI IIS of Senior High School 4 Raha. The research method used is descriptive quantitative. The research subjects were 25 students of class XI IPS of Senior High School 4 Raha. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques through the calculation of scores and average values (mean). The results of the study show; 1) the average score obtained from physiological factors is 50 with a very low category; 2) psychological factors the average score obtained is 69 with a low category; 3) family environment the average score obtained is 72.3 with a high category; 4) school environment is in the high category with an average score of 73.6; and 5) community environment factors are in the low category with 66.6. This shows that learning difficulties are influenced by a combination of internal and external factors, with psychological, family, and school factors as the dominant factors.