College Student Learning Motivation in Online Learning in Jakarta During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Study

Abstract

Learning motivation is a form of encouragement that comes from within the individual by moving himself to learn, learning motivation comes from the basic theory of self-determination theory. Self-determination theory is a form of motivation and personality approach to see the resources owned by individuals who are always developing. College students in achieving learning goals are based on a motivational process. This study aims to determine the overview of college student learning motivation in online learning in Jakarta the during COVID-19 pandemic. This research was conducted with a total of 312 Jakarta student participants, namely 73 male and 239 female. This type of research is descriptive survey research, with quantitative methods. This research data collection technique with convenience sampling and snowball sampling. The measuring instrument used is the academic motivation scale by assessing seven dimensions using a Likert scale of 1 to 7. The analysis in this study shows that the description of learning motivation can be said to be high, meaning that the learning motivation of Jakarta students is high, which is done by looking at the seven dimensions of learning motivation.

Perbedaan Pola Korelasi Antara Motivasi Akademik dan Prestasi Akademik Sebelum dan Di Masa Pandemi COVID-19

“…Perbedaan yang terjadi pada motivasi akademik dan prestasi akademik (|z| = -2.046) antara sebelum COVID-19 dan pada masa pandemi COVID-19 terjadi karena motivasi yang dimiliki oleh mahasiswa meningkat pada masa pandemi (Natalya & Halim, 2021). Hal tersebut diperkuat oleh penelitian yang menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa memiliki motivasi yang tinggi saat pandemi (Fitriyani et 3116 Perbedaan Pola Korelasi Antara Motivasi Kenedi & Astuti, 2021). Hal ini terjadi karena mahasiswa merasa senang, gembira, merasa bebas, dan beberapa emosi positif lainnya karena memiliki pengalaman baru yang dirasakan oleh mahasiswa dalam proses belajar mengajar tanpa harus ke kampus dan masuk ke dalam kelas (Natalya & Halim, 2021;Amiti, 2020).…”