The Influence of the Pencak Silat Extracurricular Development Program and Practice Motivation on the Pencak Silat Abilities of Students of Sdit Insan Utama

Abstract

This research aims to determine: (1) the influence of students' pencak silat abilities after participating in the pencak silat extracurricular training program at SDIT Insan Utama, (2) the influence of students' motivation to practice on pencak silat abilities, and (3) the influence of the training program and students' motivation to practice on simultaneous martial arts abilities. This research method uses quasi experimental design. The population of this study were participants of the pencak silat extracurricular at SDIT Insan Utama Yogyakarta. The sample for this research was 60 students from extracurricular pencak silat participants. This research variable consists of three variables: (1) extracurricular pencak silat training program, (2) motivation to practice extracurricular pencak silat participants, and (3) pencak silat ability. All data for this research were obtained through questionnaires and tests. The motivation instrument was measured using a practice motivation questionnaire and pencak silat ability was measured using a pencak silat ability test. The data analysis technique used is the paired sample t-test at a significant level of α = 0.05, and the regression test uses R2 (squared). The results of this research show that: (1) there is development of students' abilities in mastering several pencak silat techniques, which were obtained through paired sample t-test analysis. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that there is an influence on students' pencak silat abilities after participating in the pencak silat extracurricular training program at SDIT Insan Utama. (2) there is an influence between students' motivation to practice and their pencak silat abilities through paired sample t-test analysis which is shown by the students' motivation scores in learning pencak silat. Assessment of student motivation before treatment and after treatment shows that students can develop the basic pencak silat skills that have been taught by the trainer so that they become more proficient in practice. (3) The training program and students' motivation to practice can simultaneously influence students' pencak silat abilities, which is shown through the results of regression test analysis using the R2 (squared) value which reaches 15.3%.