Enhancement of students‟ motivation using online self directed learning approach for Malaysian learners

Motivation is an important factor in the learning and teaching environment to ensure students‟ continuous learning. In the adults learning style, Self-directed Learning (SDL) is the most popular method to be implemented. Nowadays in the ICT era, online learning will replace the conventional, or f...

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Main Authors: Khairul Azhar Mat Daud, Md. Baharuddin Abdul Rahman, Mohd Ali Samsudin
Format: Non-Indexed Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7916/
http://mgseb.umk.edu.my/journals/download/IJSSR042013001Daudetal.pdf
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Summary:Motivation is an important factor in the learning and teaching environment to ensure students‟ continuous learning. In the adults learning style, Self-directed Learning (SDL) is the most popular method to be implemented. Nowadays in the ICT era, online learning will replace the conventional, or face-to-face learning for a variety of reasons. In this paper, the authors identify and determine the appropriate learning instruction to be designed and embedded in online self-directed learning based on the online SDL model developed by Song and Hill, 2007. The research respondents comprised 239 diploma students on a mechanical engineering course at a polytechnic under the Ministry of higher Education, Malaysia. This study identifies the effect of online self-directed learning on students‟ motivation. Therefore, it can be concluded that online SDL can have a positive impact on the enhancement of students‟ motivation. The findings of this research show an increase in the level of student motivation after implementation of online SDL