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The library is one of the contributing factors or a supporting tool in the educational process at schools, ranging from elementary to higher education levels. A school library is any library organized within a school, where it is essential to have books that support and serve as references for students, both to enhance their knowledge and to complete assignments given by their teachers, as books are the repository of knowledge. Therefore, a library fundamentally enhances its existence and students' interest in learning because, with a school library, students can learn independently and in line with the development of Science and Technology. Based on the context above, the author formulated the following problems: (1) Is there an influence of the school library on the mathematics learning achievement of Grade III students in the first trimester at Escola Básica Central Vasco Da Gama Manatuto in the 2014 academic year? and (2) Do students who utilize the library perform better in mathematics than those who do not use the library in Grade III during the first trimester at Escola Básica Central Vasco Da Gama Manatuto in the 2014 academic year? To address these problem formulations, the researcher conducted a population study of 112 and a sample study of 56 students. The prerequisite analysis results showed that the research data were normally distributed and linearly patterned, so the primary analysis used parametric statistics. The statistical test used was simple correlation with a determination coefficient of 36.72%, which means that the contribution of school library utilization to mathematics learning achievement is 36.72%, and the remaining 63.28% is influenced by other factors. The analysis results for the first hypothesis showed that the t-value was greater than the t-table value, or 5.598 > 2.006, indicating a significant influence of school library use on mathematics learning achievement for Grade III students in the first trimester at Escola Básica Central Vasco da Gama Manatuto, in the 2014 academic year. The analysis results for the second hypothesis also showed that the t-value was greater than the t-table value, or 2.91 > 2.007, indicating a difference where students who utilized the school library performed better in mathematics than those who did not utilize the school library in Grade III during the first trimester at Escola Básica Central Vasco da Gama Manatuto, in the 2014 academic year. Based on the research results and data analysis, the author suggests the following: (1) It is hoped that students or learners can maintain and utilize the facilities available in the school library, especially books and other collections deemed very useful to support the teaching and learning process; (2) The government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, especially the Ministry of Education, should give serious attention to school libraries from kindergarten to higher education levels so that they can help students learn independently; and (3) Librarians should serve visitors, especially students, with a cheerful and open heart. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
