Motivator is one of the personal components that must be possessed by a teacher. Learning will run effectively and students will be when the teacher has carried out his duties as a good motivator. Of course, this study examines the role of teachers as motivators in increasing learning activity in Islamic Religious Education learning for students at State Senior High School 8 Malang. In this study, researchers used a qualitative approach with a case study research type, this study examines a problem in more depth. By carrying out the data collection process through observation, interviews and documentation which will produce data in the form of expressions or writings that reveal the implementation carried out by the teacher as a motivator. Based on the results of the study discussing the role of teachers as motivators in increasing learning activity in Islamic Religious Education learning for students at State Senior High School 8 Malang, it can be concluded that in carrying out the role of teachers as motivators, teachers must plan effective motivation which consists of several plans such as compiling lesson plans, learning methods and providing inspiring motivation, which has an impact on student learning activity in a learning process.

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