Strategy and learning motivation of students in education management major

Abstract

Students who have good motivation will not do things that are prohibited or that are not justified. Even they try to do their best and do various ways to be able to improve their knowledge both in the area of campus and outside of campus. However, not all students have either intrinsic or extrinsic encouragement. This study is aimed to find out and describe the forms of motivation, learning strategies, and factors that influence student's motivation in learning at the Department of Education Management. The research method is mixed-methods. Quantitative data is the instrument Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). This questionnaire was given to 100 samples, which were students in the Department of Education. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured model interviews with several students. The results show that the forms of students' motivation in the Department of Education are intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Students' learning strategies cover practice, elaboration, organization, critical thinking, self-regulation, learning time and place, learning arrangements, group learning, and seeking assistance. Then, the factors that influence students' motivation and learning strategies are intrinsic and extrinsic encouragement. Besides, factors influencing learning strategies and motivation are learning media, learning resources, timing and place of learning, grades and achievement index, understanding material repeatedly, cooperation both positive and negative in completing the task, and discussion.