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This study aims to examine the factors that influence students’ interest in learning Islamic Religious Education (PAI) at SMA Daruttaqwa Dahanrejo Kebomas Gresik. The research applies a qualitative method using a case study approach. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews with students, teachers, and administrative staff, as well as direct observation of the PAI learning process. The results reveal that students’ learning interest is shaped by both internal and external factors. Internal factors include individual characteristics, intellectual ability, and psychological conditions. Meanwhile, external factors consist of the role of competent teachers, parental support, the availability of facilities and infrastructure, and a supportive learning environment. The implementation of PAI learning involves various methods, such as lectures, storytelling of prophets and pious scholars, question-and-answer activities, the use of social and visual media, assignments, discussions, and role modeling. Factors that enhance learning interest include teacher motivation, family support, a conducive environment, alignment with students’ interests, and the quality of learning materials. The primary obstacle identified is the suboptimal management and scheduling of instructional time.

This study aims to determine the extent to which the school environment influences students’ interests and motivation in learning at SDN Maos Lor 04. The main research subjects were grade V students, and teachers as supporting informants. The school environment, which includes the physical condition of the building, social interaction, and availability of learning facilities, plays an important role in creating a positive and enjoyable lerning atmosphere, This study uses a descriptive qualitative method, with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that a clean, orderly, safe school atmosphere, as well as a harmonious relationship between teachers and students can encourage enthusiasm for learning and increase student involvement in the learning process. Conversely, a less supportive school environment tends to reduce student motivation and active participation. Students’ interests and desires in learning are also influenced by other factors such as family involvement, emotional support, and implementation of appropriate learning strategies. Therefore, synergy between schools, teachers, and parents is needed to create a conductive and meaningful learning environment for student development.

Game-Based Learning (GBL) has emerged as an innovative learning approach aimed at enhancing student engagement and promoting the development of critical thinking skills, particularly at the elementary school level. This study was conducted at SD Negeri Labuhan 1 using a qualitative approach and a case study method. The primary objective of this research is to analyze the implementation of GBL within the context of elementary education, focusing on students’ and teachers’ needs and interests, the strategies used for implementation, the impact of GBL on students’ critical thinking skills, and the supporting and inhibiting factors affecting its success. The findings indicate that 75% of students expressed a higher preference for game-based learning over conventional teaching methods, showing high levels of enthusiasm and participation during the learning process. GBL proved effective in increasing students' motivation to learn, strengthening collaboration, and stimulating analytical and reflective thinking. However, several challenges were encountered in the implementation of GBL, including limited technological infrastructure in schools and the lack of specialized training for teachers in designing and managing game-based learning activities effectively. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that GBL holds significant potential as a teaching strategy that can foster students’ critical thinking skills from an early age. Nevertheless, to achieve optimal outcomes, strong support from various stakeholders is essential, including the provision of adequate facilities and the enhancement of teachers’ competencies through continuous professional development and training in designing and applying GBL in daily classroom activities.

This study aims to determine the impact of the use of textbooks on the learning interests of grade IV students of SDN 01 Gunung Tuleh in the subject of Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS). This study uses a qualitative method with data collection techniques through observation and interviews. The results of the study indicate that most students are less interested in learning IPAS whose main learning sources come from printed books. Several factors that cause low student learning interest include the lack of variation in teaching methods used by teachers and the lack of relevance of the material to students' daily lives. Based on these findings, it is recommended that teachers use more varied, interactive, and innovative teaching materials, as well as materials related to students' daily experiences to increase their involvement and motivation in learning IPAS. With a more interesting and relevant approach, it is hoped that students' interest in learning IPAS can increase significantly.

"School Principal's Strategy for Improving Non-Academic Achievement of Students at SDN 081 Panyabungan". Student achievement is important because a school is most often and generally in the spotlight, namely the achievements obtained by students in both academic and non-academic fields. The achievement data for SDN 081 Panyabungan shows several non-academic achievements from 2017-2023, up to 24 non-academic achievements that have been achieved in those 6 years. This research aims to: 1) The principal's strategy in improving the non-academic achievement of students at SDN 081 Panyabungan, 2) Analysis of the interests and talents of students at SDN 081 Panyabungan, 3) Supporting and inhibiting factors for the principal's strategy in improving the non-academic achievement of participants Educated at SDN 081 Panyabungan. This research is a type of qualitative research with a descriptive approach with data analysis techniques, namely data collection, data reduction, drawing conclusions and presenting data. The research results found that 1) The principal's strategy in improving the non-academic achievement of students at SDN 081 Panyabungan uses management functions, namely planning, organizing, implementing, supervising. 2) Analysis of students' interests and talents, namely conducting surveys and interviews to find out interests and talents, asking what activities they like and activities they want to develop, 3) Supporting and inhibiting factors in implementing the principal's strategy in improving students' non-academic achievements, namely internal factors (interests and talents) and external factors (parents, society, school). The conclusion of this research is that non-academic education strategies are important for school principals and teachers to understand and pay attention to students' needs. Support from teachers, parents, the community and the school committee is also very important to achieve the goal of improving students' non-academic achievements.

Children's interest in reading in Indonesia is still a big challenge, although there are many efforts to improve it. Many factors influence, such as lack of access to interesting books, more dominant gadget play habits, and also an environment that is less supportive of reading habits. However, children's interest in reading in Indonesia can grow if they are introduced to relevant and interesting books, and encouraged to read from an early age. To foster an interest in reading, children need to be given the opportunity to find the type of reading that suits their interests and age. Books that are exciting and easy to understand can be a bridge so that they are more interested in reading. In addition, a supportive school and family environment, such as providing special time to read and discuss books, also plays a very important role in fostering positive reading habits. This research is qualitative with informants from the Principal and supporting informants for librarians, teachers and students at Nurul Hadina Junior High School. Data were collected using observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the study show that Nurul Hadina Junior High School plays an active role in increasing students' interest in reading through the school library. The role of the subjects in this library is (1) teaching how to find information, (2) improving writing skills, (3) helping independent learning, (4) improving reading habits, (5) helping with schoolwork, (6) critical thinking skills.

This study aims to explore the effect of digital short story videos on the interest in learning English of 10th grade students at SMAN 4 Blitar. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, data were collected through observation, questionnaires, and interviews with students and teachers. The results showed that internal factors such as health, motivation, and intelligence, as well as external factors such as family support and teaching quality, play an important role in increasing students' interest in learning. The use of digital short story videos was proven to be significant in increasing students' interest, with 91% of students stating that the videos were interesting. These findings suggest that digital media can be an effective tool in increasing engagement and learning outcomes.

This study aims to find out and describe the factors that affect students' interest in dance extracurricular activities at SMP Negeri 1 Lubuk Alung. This type of research is qualitative research. The main instrument in this study is the researcher himself and is assisted by supporting instruments such as stationery and cameras. The types of data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques are carried out by means of literature studies, observations, interviews, and documentation. The steps to analyze data are data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawn. The results of the study show that there are two factors that affect students' interest in dance extracurricular activities at SMP Negeri 1 Lubuk Alung, namely internally and externally. Internal factors include very good attention in dance extracurricular activities because students pay attention to the material when the activity is carried out, very good student attitudes because students always pray in participating in dance activities, poor ability because students do not understand dance movements taught by subject teachers, and motivation is also not good due to lack of motivation given by cultural arts teachers in attracting students' interest. External factors include teachers, advice and infrastructure, and learning methods. So it can be concluded that students' attention, attitude, ability, and motivation are very influential in dance extracurricular activities.

The research conducted here is entitled “The Role of Madrasa Heads in the Development of Organizational Culture in MTs ‘Aisyiyah North Sumatra”, with the background that lack of implementation of organizational culture in this madrasa. The research method uses a qualitative research type with a phenomenological approach. As a source of data for this research, the researcher took several sources of information from the head of the madrasa, the deputy head of the madrasa for curriculum, the deputy head of the madrasa for students affairs, one teacher, and also two student at MTs ‘Aisyiyah North Sumatra. The research result revealed that, 1) the role of the madrasa head in developing organizational culture at MTs ‘Aisyiyah North Sumatra, namley a) forming cooperative relationship, b) creating innovaion or renewal, and c) providing motivation; 2) implementing organizational culture development at MTs ‘Aisyiyah North Sumatra is implemented through three things, namely a) developing student caracter, b) developing student interests and talents, and c) developing student knowledge; 3) supporting and inhibiting factors for the implementation of organizational culture at MTs ‘Aisyiyah North Sumatra, namely a) supporting factors: the role of the madrasa head, cooperative relationships within the madrasa, the community that supports the implementation of organizational culture in the madrasa, and b) inhibiting factors: teachers who not being optimal in carrying out their roles, lack of awareness among students to implement organizational culture in madrasa, lack of facilities in madrasa, and lack of understanding of parents regarding the mplementation of organizational culture in the madrasa.

This research is based on problems regarding students who are less interested in participating in extracurricular activities, students in the process of participating in extracurricular activities are less enthusiastic about following directions, and lack the ability to focus. With this, the problem can be formulated from this, namely what are the factors that influence students' interest in choosing extracurricular activities at SMPN 4 Bukit Barisan District. The aim of this research is to reveal the factors that influence students' interest in choosing scout and tahfidz extracurricular activities at SMPN 4, Bukit Barisan District, 50 City District. This type of research uses field research which is descriptive quantitative using factorial analysis. The key informants were class VII students and class VIII students, as well as supervising teachers in extracurricular activities. To collect data, the authors conducted interviews and questionnaires (questionnaire). After the data is collected, it is processed and analyzed. The result of the research is that students' interest in choosing extracurricular activities at SMPN 4 Bukit Barisan District. Factors that influence student interest are intrinsic factors which include ability, temperament, character, physical structure, teachers, facilities, peers, habits. . The results of the analysis obtained are the matrix component values ​​for the ability variable (0.852), temperament variable (0.727), physical structure variable (0.835), teacher variable (0.849), facility variable (0.816), peer variable (0.851), parents (0.821 ), habit variables (0.812). From the results of this research it can be concluded that the variables are willingness, needs, motivation, family support, school environment. So the researcher concludes that the most dominant factor influencing students' interest in choosing extracurricular activities is the factor that has the highest value, namely ability variable (0.852). This shows that most students' interest in choosing extracurricular activities is influenced by the students' own abilities, so teachers should always arouse students' interest in choosing extracurricular activities through developing the factors that influence them in each extracurricular activity, especially the students' abilities.

This study aims to determine the factors that influence the interest in becoming a teacher in PAI FITK UNSIQ Wonosobo students. Interest is a person's interest in something that becomes his desire. This study uses qualitative research methods with data collection techniques, namely observation, interviews, and documentation. Respondents in this study were the Chair of the PAI Study Program and students of PAI FITK UNSIQ Wonosobo. Data analysis techniques in this study used an interactive analysis model according to Miles & Huberman which included data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions or verification. The results of this study indicate that the factors that influence the interest in becoming a teacher are internal factors such as emotional factors, perceptions, motivation, talent, and mastery of knowledge. While external factors include the family environment and social environment. Students are interested in becoming PAI teachers because they have certain reasons that strengthen students to become teachers. For example, students have been interested in becoming teachers since they were young and have a talent that must be developed through activities related to the teaching profession.