<![CDATA[The aim of this research is to determine the positive and significant influence of the Influence of Animation Media on the Learning Interest of Class VIII Students of SMP Negeri 2 Sipoholon, North Tapanuli Regency for the 2023/2024 Academic Year. The method used is an inferential descriptive quantitative research method, with a population of 123 students and a sample taken of 50% so that the sample for this research is 62 students using Random Sampling techniques.The instrument used in this research used a closed questionnaire of 36 questions, of which 15 questionnaire items were for variable X and 21 items were for variable Y which had been tested on 30 students outside the research sample. The results of the research show that there is a positive and significant influence between the Influence of Animation Media on the Learning Interest of Class VIII Students of SMP Negeri 2 Sipoholon, North Tapanuli Regency for the 2023/2024 Academic Year. 1) Test the relationship between rcount > rtable, namely 0.557 > 0.254, meaning there is a positive relationship between the influence of animation media on students' learning interest; 2) The significant test tcount>ttable is 5.194>2.000, meaning there is a significant relationship between the influence of animation media on students' learning interest; 3) The determination test is 31.02%, meaning that 31.02% of interest in learning is influenced by animation media; 4) The regression equation is obtained from the more Animation Media increases, the more Student Learning Interest increases; 5) Test the hypothesis using a test F is obtained Fcount > Ftable = ( = 0,05,dk numerator k =9,dk denominator = n-2 = 62-2 = 60) that is 26,884 > 2,04. Thus, Ha, namely that there is a positive and significant influence between the Influence of Animation Media on the Learning Interest of Class VIII Students of SMP Negeri 2 Sipoholon, North Tapanuli Regency, for the 2023/2024 Academic Year is accepted and H0 is rejected.]]>
