Interaction Patterns in Economic Learning Processes in Sintang Indonesia

Sintang is one of the regions in Indonesia that still experiences many problems in the learning process; one of the problems is the low motivation of student learning. Thus, the purpose of this study was to find out how the interaction pattern in the perspective of the economic learning process perspective of economic subject teachers and high school students in Sintang consisting of 12 (twelve) schools. This research is included into qualitative types in the form of survey and is presented in descriptive form. Research instruments are interviews, observation and documentation as well as questionnaires to obtain information related to student experience in the process of learning Economics. The research results obtained are that the learning method commonly used by Economics teachers in Sintang is the lecture method, question and answer and group discussion with one-way, two-way, three-way interaction patterns and multi-way interaction patterns found only in one research subject. While the factors that influence the chosen interaction pattern are teacher and student, student characteristics, class situation, material, methods and objectives of learning.