Correlation Between Learning Environment and Motivation to Learn English of Grade 7th Students of Dharma Nusa Junior High School, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara

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This study aims to identify which factors within the learning environment most significantly affect students’ motivation to learn English and to examine whether there is a correlation between the learning environment and the learning motivation of 7th Grade Students at Dharma Nusa Junior High School. This research employed a quantitative approach with a correlation method. The sample consisted of 15 seventh grade students selected through simple random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire using a likert scale covering the learning environment variable (X) and the learning motivation variable (Y). The findings revealed that the physical factor obtained an average score of 4.24 (very high category), the psychological factor 4.23 (very high category), and the social factor (high category). This indicates that physical and psychological factors are the most dominant aspects of the learning environment affecting students’ motivation. The Pearson correlation test showed a value of r = 0.647 with a significance level of 0.009<0.05, indicating a positive and significant correlation between learning environment and students’ motivation. The coefficient of determination (r²) was 0.418, indicating that 41.8% of students’ motivation to learn English was influenced by the learning environment, while the remaining 58.2% was affected by other factors outside this study. The simple regression analysis produced the equation Y = -37.363 + 1.566X, with fcount = 20.566 > ftable = 4.67 and a significance level of 0.000 < 0.05. Therefore, the learning environment has a positive and significant effect on the learning motivation of 7th grade students at Dharma Nusa junior high school.