@book{2016-2,
title = {The Motivation, Learning Strategies, and Academic Performance of Marine Engineering Students in Maritime English},
author = {Johnna D. De La Torre, Godelyn G. Hisole},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-05},
abstract = {The study determined the motivation and learning strategies of Marine Engineering students. It also aimed to establish the relationship of students’ motivation and learning strategies to their academic performance in Maritime English. The study employed the descriptive-correlational research design and used purposive sampling with 206 Marine Engineering students enrolled at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology. To determine the students’ motivation and learning strategies, the researchers used a standardized instrument known as the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). The data for academic performance were obtained with utmost confidentiality from the Registrar’s Office. The data gathered were encoded and stored using the Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS). The data were then analyzed using the mean and Pearson’s r. All inferential statistics were set at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that motivation of students in Maritime English is “high”; they were found to have high motivation in value and expectancy components; and “moderate” motivation in affective component. The results showed “high” means with the learning strategies of the students. No significant relationship, however, was found between the students’ motivation and academic performance and no significant relationship was established between the learning strategies and the students’ academic performance. The study further revealed that there was no significant relationship between the students’ motivation and their learning strategies. To further verify the significance of the study in Maritime English, related researches should be conducted.
},
keywords = {2016, Academic Performance, Learning Strategies, Maritime English, Motivation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {book}
}
The study determined the motivation and learning strategies of Marine Engineering students. It also aimed to establish the relationship of students’ motivation and learning strategies to their academic performance in Maritime English. The study employed the descriptive-correlational research design and used purposive sampling with 206 Marine Engineering students enrolled at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology. To determine the students’ motivation and learning strategies, the researchers used a standardized instrument known as the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). The data for academic performance were obtained with utmost confidentiality from the Registrar’s Office. The data gathered were encoded and stored using the Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS). The data were then analyzed using the mean and Pearson’s r. All inferential statistics were set at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that motivation of students in Maritime English is “high”; they were found to have high motivation in value and expectancy components; and “moderate” motivation in affective component. The results showed “high” means with the learning strategies of the students. No significant relationship, however, was found between the students’ motivation and academic performance and no significant relationship was established between the learning strategies and the students’ academic performance. The study further revealed that there was no significant relationship between the students’ motivation and their learning strategies. To further verify the significance of the study in Maritime English, related researches should be conducted.
