<![CDATA[This study aims to determine the influence of character education on learning motivation in the Integrated Social Sciences subject among Grade VIII students at SMP Negeri 1 Atinggola. The study employed a quantitative method with a survey approach. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The population consisted of Grade VIII students, with a sample of 65 students selected via census sampling, including the entire population. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, validity testing, reliability testing, classical assumption testing, data normality testing, partial hypothesis testing (t-test), the coefficient of determination (R2) test, simple linear regression analysis, and statistical hypothesis testing. The findings show that character education has a positive and significant influence on students' learning motivation in the Integrated Social Sciences subject among Grade VIII students at SMP Negeri 1 Atinggola. The regression analysis produced the equation Y = 19.736 + 0.506X, indicating that every one-unit increase in character education is predicted to increase learning motivation by 0.506 units. The analysis showed that the calculated t-count for the character education variable was 4571, while the t-table value at a 5% statistical significance level was 1.669. Since the calculated t- count was greater than the t-table value, the null hypothesis Ho) was rejected. Therefore, the findings demonstrate that character education has tion has a positive and significant influence on students' motivation to learn.]]>
