Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic
This study examined the relationship between the emotional stability, motivation, and online study skills of first-year undergraduate students at a public university in the east coast of Malaysia who studied online at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of the study was to seek...
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| author | Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal , Nor Ezdianie Omar, Rohaizak Omar , Azleen Ismail, |
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| description | This study examined the relationship between the emotional stability,
motivation, and online study skills of first-year undergraduate students at a
public university in the east coast of Malaysia who studied online at home
during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of the study was to seek
better understanding on the level of online study skills, motivation, and
emotional stability of new undergraduate students who were engaged in online
learning. A total of 159 students selected through purposive sampling
participated in the online survey. They answered two sets of instruments, the
Learner Personality Profile and Online Learning Skill, which consisted of 60
items and 30 items respectively. Both instruments were measured based on a
five-point Likert scale. The Learner Personality Profile scale comprised (1)
never, (2) rarely, (3) sometimes, (4) very often, and (5) always responses,
while the Online Learning Skill scale consisted of (1) strongly disagree, (2)
disagree, (3) neither agree nor disagree, (4) agree, and (5) strongly agree
responses. The findings of the study showed that female students’ level of
motivation scores (mean=3.90) were higher than male students’ scores
(mean=3.61) based on a three-level range of mean scores (low=1.00 to 2.33,
average=2.34 to 3.67, and high=3.68 to 5.00). Female students’ level of online
study skills scores (mean=3.90) were also reported to be higher than male
students’ scores (mean=3.61). However, both male and female students
reported a low level of emotional stability scores (mean=2.20 and mean=2.19
respectively). The correlation analyses showed a significant relationship
between online study skills and emotional stability, and between motivation and emotional stability. Curiously, the motivation variable did not act as a
mediating factor in the relationship between online study skills and emotional
stability based on the multiple-regression analysis. (Abstract by authors) |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:13522021-06-09T02:34:36Z Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal , Nor Ezdianie Omar, Rohaizak Omar , Azleen Ismail, BF Psychology LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education This study examined the relationship between the emotional stability, motivation, and online study skills of first-year undergraduate students at a public university in the east coast of Malaysia who studied online at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of the study was to seek better understanding on the level of online study skills, motivation, and emotional stability of new undergraduate students who were engaged in online learning. A total of 159 students selected through purposive sampling participated in the online survey. They answered two sets of instruments, the Learner Personality Profile and Online Learning Skill, which consisted of 60 items and 30 items respectively. Both instruments were measured based on a five-point Likert scale. The Learner Personality Profile scale comprised (1) never, (2) rarely, (3) sometimes, (4) very often, and (5) always responses, while the Online Learning Skill scale consisted of (1) strongly disagree, (2) disagree, (3) neither agree nor disagree, (4) agree, and (5) strongly agree responses. The findings of the study showed that female students’ level of motivation scores (mean=3.90) were higher than male students’ scores (mean=3.61) based on a three-level range of mean scores (low=1.00 to 2.33, average=2.34 to 3.67, and high=3.68 to 5.00). Female students’ level of online study skills scores (mean=3.90) were also reported to be higher than male students’ scores (mean=3.61). However, both male and female students reported a low level of emotional stability scores (mean=2.20 and mean=2.19 respectively). The correlation analyses showed a significant relationship between online study skills and emotional stability, and between motivation and emotional stability. Curiously, the motivation variable did not act as a mediating factor in the relationship between online study skills and emotional stability based on the multiple-regression analysis. (Abstract by authors) ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning 2020 Article PeerReviewed https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/Special_Issue2020.php Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal , and Nor Ezdianie Omar, and Rohaizak Omar , and Azleen Ismail, (2020) Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic. ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL). ISSN 2232-0814 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1352/ |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal , Nor Ezdianie Omar, Rohaizak Omar , Azleen Ismail, Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title | Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and
Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates
Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and
Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates
Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and
Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates
Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and
Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates
Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and
Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates
Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | relationship between emotional stability, motivation, and
online learning skill of first-year undergraduates
learning online during covid-19 pandemic |
| topic | BF Psychology LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education |
| url | https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/Special_Issue2020.php https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/Special_Issue2020.php |