TITLE: POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS\u2019 EXPERIENCE OF LACKING MOTIVATION IN ACADEMICS.
\nAUTHORS: Shreya Kapadia, Shrutika Shinde, and Priya Salve
\nINTRODUCTION: Low motivation among students is a common problem that arises when students find it difficult to keep up with their lessons. This may be due to the complexity of the subject matter, low confidence levels, unrealistic classroom expectations, lack of support from family, or other factors. As a result, students may underperform academically.
\nOBJECTIVE: To understand the underline phenomena of the Postgraduate students\u2019 experience of lacking motivation in academics.
\nLITERATURE REVIEW:
\n1)\t The reason for the lack of motivation
\nThe primary goal of this study, which is a classroom research project aimed at finding a solution to the motivational issue in the classroom, is to ascertain why some students are so uninterested in lessons and discover strategies for increasing their motivation to learn. The nature of this research is descriptive. The researcher watched students and teachers in a real classroom setting. In summary, one of the most important factors in Making a few adjustments to the way you teach and assisting students in making the lessons enjoyable all help to motivate students and promote effective learning. (Di\u015flen,2013)
\n2)\t Lack of motivation factors
\nThe study involved 40 participants who completed a questionnaire, and the results showed that lack of motivation was the primary reason for poor performance. This lack of motivation was attributed to factors such as disinterest in the subject matter, inadequate teaching methods, and limited opportunities for interaction with native speakers of English. The article recommends that English department instructors incorporate more interactive teaching methods to increase student engagement and motivation and that universities provide more opportunities for students to interact with native speakers of English.
\n(Mauliya et al, 2020)<\/p>\n
DATA COLLECTION:
\nThe following five questions are prepared on Likert Scale. Google Forms was used to collect the data.
\n1)\tI experienced a Lack of purpose in academic work.
\n2)\tI struggled to balance academics with extracurricular activities.
\n3)\tI faced Personal or family issues.
\n4)\tI lacked academic support from teachers, family, or friends.
\n5)\tThe study’s relevance was unclear to me. <\/p>\n
DATA ANALYSIS:
\nThe data so collected was then downloaded in Excel. Mean, standard deviation, standard error, and z were calculated.
\nQuestion Mean\t SD\t SE\t Z\t Result<\/p>\n
\tQ1 3.48 1.03942486 0.103942486\t 4.617938422\t H1<\/p>\n
\t Q2 3.59 1.055002513\t 0.105500251\t 5.592403739\t H1<\/p>\n
\t Q3 3.28 1.181336343\t 0.118133634 2.370197122\t H1<\/p>\n
Q4 2.78 1.087857685 0.108785769 -2.022323351 H1<\/p>\n
Q5 3.12 1.047170309 0.104717031\t 1.145945401\t H0<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION:
\n\u2022\tStudents experience a Lack of purpose in academic work.
\n\u2022\tStudents struggle to balance academics with extracurricular activities.
\n\u2022\tStudents face Personal or family issues.
\n\u2022\tStudents did not lack academic support from teachers, family, or friends.
\n\u2022\tThe students are neutral to the study\u2019s relevance.<\/p>\n
REFERENCE:
\nDi\u015flen G\u00f6k\u00e7e, 2013. \u201cTHE REASONS OF LACK OF MOTIVATION FROM THE STUDENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ VOICES.\u201d the Journal of Academic Social Sciences. Vol.1, pages 35-35, 2013.<\/p>\n
Mauliya, I., Relianisa, R. Z., & Rokhyati, U. (2020). \u201cLACK OF MOTIVATION FACTORS CREATING POOR ACADEMICS PERFORMANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GRADUATE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS.\u201d Journal Of Linguistics and Language Teaching. Published by IAIN Bengkulu. Vol. (6), No. (2); 2020 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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