THE STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN LEARNING ENGLISH: A STUDY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MERDEKA CURRICULUM AT SDN 8 MAKALE

Elzya Manaya, 2024. Student Interest in Learning English: A Study in the
Implementation..of the Merdeka..Curriculum at SDN 8 Makale (supervised by Matius
Tandikombong, M.Pd and Normalia Sirande S.S., M.Pd)
The purpose of this research is to find out the level of interest of students in
learning English in the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum.
This study used descriptive quantitative methods. The researcher used cluster
sampling to chose one of the as classes of the object of study. The instruments used
for data collection are observation and questionnaire to find out students' interests.
Data analysis shows that fifth grade students of SDN 8 Makale have an interest
in learning English. This can be seen from the data obtained from statements 1-20
which shows that from the results of the average student answer score is 81% and can
be categorized on high criteria.
Based on the result of data analysis, researcher concludes that grade V students
of SDN 8 Makale have a high interest in learning English.