Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis?
This study aims to explore the determinants of undergraduate student retention in Open Distance Learning (ODL). This study focused on the motivation and goal commitment of students in ODL university. The high attrition rate at higher education institutions has now become a serious issue. Undergra...
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| description | This study aims to explore the determinants of undergraduate student retention
in Open Distance Learning (ODL). This study focused on the motivation and
goal commitment of students in ODL university. The high attrition rate at higher
education institutions has now become a serious issue. Undergraduate
retention refers to an institution’s ability to retain students from admission until
graduation. In order to achieve the goal, education service providers need to
know what motivates students to remain in the institution, especially during the
economic crisis caused by the pandemic, Covid-19. This paper will provide a
brief overview of undergraduate retention followed by factors commonly related
to undergraduate retention. In this study, the focus will be on motivation and
goal commitment that facilitate the students’ decision-making to continue their
studies in ODL. Data has been collected from active undergraduate students
in 2021. Six learning centres were chosen mainly from Open University
Malaysia. The results indicated that both factors, motivations and commitment,
are positively significant towards student retention. The management can use
the result in managing and understanding the retention issues. |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:14032022-03-17T07:06:07Z Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? Nooraini Youp, BF Psychology LC5800 Distance education This study aims to explore the determinants of undergraduate student retention in Open Distance Learning (ODL). This study focused on the motivation and goal commitment of students in ODL university. The high attrition rate at higher education institutions has now become a serious issue. Undergraduate retention refers to an institution’s ability to retain students from admission until graduation. In order to achieve the goal, education service providers need to know what motivates students to remain in the institution, especially during the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, Covid-19. This paper will provide a brief overview of undergraduate retention followed by factors commonly related to undergraduate retention. In this study, the focus will be on motivation and goal commitment that facilitate the students’ decision-making to continue their studies in ODL. Data has been collected from active undergraduate students in 2021. Six learning centres were chosen mainly from Open University Malaysia. The results indicated that both factors, motivations and commitment, are positively significant towards student retention. The management can use the result in managing and understanding the retention issues. 2021 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1403/1/library-document-1403.pdf Nooraini Youp, (2021) Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? In: ICE 2021 : Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, 20-21 September 2021, Virtual Conference. https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1403/ |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology LC5800 Distance education Nooraini Youp, Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? |
| title | Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence
Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning
during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? |
| title_full | Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence
Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning
during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? |
| title_fullStr | Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence
Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning
during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence
Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning
during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? |
| title_short | Do Motivation and Goal Commitment Influence
Students’ Retention in Open Distance Learning
during Pandemic Covid-19 Crisis? |
| title_sort | do motivation and goal commitment influence
students’ retention in open distance learning
during pandemic covid-19 crisis? |
| topic | BF Psychology LC5800 Distance education |
| url | https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1403/ |