Interest and Factors Affecting Student in Choosing Social Departments

Abstract

The low interest of students choosing social studies majors (IPS)  at  the  National  High  School  is  thought  to  be  a problem that originates from within students and outside the  student's  self.  The  purpose  of  this  study  was  to determine the factors that influence students' interest in choosing a social studies major at SMA 2  Tambang, in Kampar Regency, Riau Province. The population in this study were all students of class XI IPS, amounting to 170 people. The sample was determined using propotional random sampling to obtain 119 people. The data analysis technique used is Path Analysis. The results of the analysis show that the family environment and school environment have a positive and significant effect on the ideals of choosing  an  IPS  major.  School  ideals  and  environment have  a positive  and  significant  effect  on  the  interest  in choosing an IPS major. While the family environment has a significant effect on the interest in choosing an IPS major. However, there is a negative influence of the family environment on the interest of students choosing social studies majors, due to the low level of family education. Therefore  parents  are  expected  to  be  able  to  provide support  so  that  their  children  are  more  interested  in choosing social studies majors. The school is expected to further  improve  socialization  to   add   information  and provide  an  overview  to  students  about  social  studies majors.