The Effects of Motivational Factors in Learning among Students in Secondary School in Negeri Sembilan

Abstract

This article highlights some of the major research findings regarding the extrinsic motivational factors in learning mathematic among Students in Secondary School in Negeri Sembilan. This study is aimed to find the differences between extrinsic motivational factors which include teacher, peer-group, family, environment, and language according to gender and to find the relationship between this extrinsic motivation factor with the academic performances in mathematic. A total of 203 form four students from all three students in secondary schools in Negeri Sembilan were chosen to participate in this study by using random sampling method. The extrinsic motivational factors in learning mathematic were measured using a self-designed questionnaire that includes seven motivational factors. The reliability coefficient of Alpha Cronbach of this study was 0.82 and this questionnaire was validated by expert in psychology in university Technology Malaysia. Pearson Correlation was used to test the relationships between extrinsic motivational factors and academic performances in mathematic and t-test was used to test the differences. Results of the study shows all five extrinsic motivational factors have significant relationship with academic achievement of mathematic. Teachers emerged the strongest relationship among the other motivational factors and the relationship is significant in this study. While t-test result shows that all extrinsic motivation factors do not have significant differences with gender with p>0.05.