Similiarity: Unleashing Potential: Exploring the Relationship Between Intrinsic Motivation and Innovative Behavior Among Teachers in SLB Negeri X,Jambi

Special school is an educational unit intended for students with special needs. Special school teachers are
required to be innovative in order to educate children with special needs. This study aims to
determine the relationship between intrinsic motivation and innovative behavior in teachers at SLB
Negeri X Jambi City. The hypothesis proposed in this study is that there is a positive relationship
between intrinsic motivation and innovative behavior in teachers at SLB Negeri X Jambi City. The
subjects used in this study were 50 teachers at SLB Negeri X Jambi City consisting of 11 men and 39
women. The research subject retrieval technique used was purposive sampling technique. Data
collection was carried out using an intrinsic motivation scale and an innovative behavior scale. Thedata
analysis method used in this study is Pearson's product moment correlation analysis technique, the results
show that there is a significant positive relationship between intrinsic motivation and innovative
behavior with a correlation coefficient (r) = 0.797 with p < 0.001. The effective contribution of intrinsic
motivation to innovative behavior is 63,5% as indicated by the value of the determinant coefficient (R2)
with score 0,635. The implications of this research can help improve the quality of learning in SLBs
because intrinsically motivated teachers are more likely to create and implement innovations in their
teaching, which in turn can enhance students' learning outcomes.