Student Motivation in Learning Electronic System Course through Online Platform

Zaharah Johari; Mastura S. Z. Abidin; M. Fairus M. Yusoff; Noraini Ibrahim; Ibnatul Jalilah Yusof; Fatin Aliah Phang Abdullah; Syed Ahmad Helmi Syed Hassan

Authors

Zaharah Johari School of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor, Malaysia
Mastura S. Z. Abidin School of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor, Malaysia
M. Fairus M. Yusoff School of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor, Malaysia
Noraini Ibrahim School of Computing Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor, Malaysia
Ibnatul Jalilah Yusof School of Education Faculty of Social Science & Humanities Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor, Malaysia
Fatin Aliah Phang Abdullah Centre for Engineering Education Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Johor, Malaysia
Syed Ahmad Helmi Syed Hassan School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA

Keywords:

Student Motivation, Online Platform, Learning

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the teaching and learning into completely online. The use of many educations platforms and online teaching tools make it possible to continue the educational sector running. This paper attempt to find out about student motivation in learning Electronic System course through online platform among electrical engineering students. The online learning and teaching for this course were conducted using both synchronous and asynchronous approach. Apart from the lecture, learning activities were also included such as demonstration of electronic system functionality, simulation hands – on and collaborative work. The study sample consist of students taking electronic system course at the present semester. Quantitative data was collected using Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) under motivation scales. Through statistical analysis, it was found that the students were generally affected by the task value motivation scale when learning electronic system course online. Therefore, a practical learning strategy is necessary for effective delivery of the course content.