The Relationship Between Academic Motivation and Students’ Online Information Retention

• Main Author: Nurhanim Athirah, Muda
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2022
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43012/1/NURHANIM%20ATHIRAH%2024%20pgs.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43012/5/NURHANIM%20ATHIRAH%20ft.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43012/

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between motivation and online learning specifically the relationship between academic motivation and students’ online information retention due to the limited number of studies exploring the relationship between these two variables despite knowing the importance of motivation in online learning especially now that online learning has become a growing need in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study used a quantitative data collection approach with a correlational study design with a sample of 21 UNIMAS Psychology students collected using quota sampling. All data obtained was analyzed using SPSS software. Findings from this study showed that there was a weak, positive correlation between academic motivation and students’ online information retention which was statistically significant despite the small sample size which indicates that there is a relationship between motivation and online learning.