ARCS Module (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) to Increase Classroom Motivation for Pregnant Women at Public Health Center Ramie Agustine1,*, Mahdalena1, Hammad1, Rajiani Ismi2 1Department of Nursing, The Ministry of Health Polytechnic Banjarmasin, Indonesia 2STIA & Port Management Barunawati Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Agustine Ramie Department of Nursing, The Ministry of Health Polytechnic Banjarmasin, Indonesia Email: agustine178@gmail.com
Online published on 21 February, 2019. Abstract Background Maternal Mortality in Indonesia reached 359 each 100, 000 live births, this figure is the number highest in the Asian region. One of the causes of maternal mortality is labor complications. The indirect cause of labor complications is self-efficacy of pregnant women How to deal with childbirth. In connection with this, during pregnancy classes are held for pregnant women, but do not pay attention to self-efficacy so that in this study an ARCS module was created (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction). Methodology The ARCS module is designed to improve the learning motivation of pregnant women so that mothers have strong self-efficacy in the face of childbirth. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of ARCS modules in improving the learning motivation of pregnant women class participants. The research applied quasi-design experiments. The population was pregnant women at the Banjar Regency Public Health Center, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The sample was taken by simple random sampling technique, totaling 30 people consisting of 15 people in the intervention group and 15 people in the non-intervention group. Test Results The results of the Wilcoxon test showed p-value of 0.009; α ≤ 0.05 and the test results of Mann-Whitney obtained p-value 0.020; α ≤ 0.05 indicating the difference attitude after given the module. Conclusion Classroom learning of pregnant women using ARCS modules has proven to be effective in increasing learning motivation. Public health service facilities are recommended to use the ARCS module in pregnant women class learning programs. Top Keywords ARCS Module, Pregnant Mother, Maternity Classes. Top |