Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia
The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between the students’ motivation and attitude and their English Language performance. The subjects were the part two students from three UiTM campuses in the Northern Region. The research tool used was in the form of a questionnaire. The m...
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| author | Bidin, Samsiah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Abdul Aziz, Nurazila Mohamad Salleh, Musdiana Tajudin, Taniza |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between the students’ motivation and attitude and their
English Language performance. The subjects were the part two students from three UiTM campuses in the Northern
Region. The research tool used was in the form of a questionnaire. The mean scores analysis of the motivation and
performance revealed that the students were more extrinsically than intrinsically motivated when learning English.
However, the one-way ANOVA test showed that there is no significant difference. To test the students’ attitudes and
their performance, the Spearman Rho Rank-Order Correlation Coefficient was used and the analysis revealed a
significant correlation between attitude and achievement. The one-way ANOVA also showed that there is a significant
difference. The mean scores was used to find out whether there is any difference between the respondents of different
gender and their attitude in learning English. The results showed the existence of significant difference. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-72912015-09-03T01:06:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7291/ Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia Bidin, Samsiah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Abdul Aziz, Nurazila Mohamad Salleh, Musdiana Tajudin, Taniza The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between the students’ motivation and attitude and their English Language performance. The subjects were the part two students from three UiTM campuses in the Northern Region. The research tool used was in the form of a questionnaire. The mean scores analysis of the motivation and performance revealed that the students were more extrinsically than intrinsically motivated when learning English. However, the one-way ANOVA test showed that there is no significant difference. To test the students’ attitudes and their performance, the Spearman Rho Rank-Order Correlation Coefficient was used and the analysis revealed a significant correlation between attitude and achievement. The one-way ANOVA also showed that there is a significant difference. The mean scores was used to find out whether there is any difference between the respondents of different gender and their attitude in learning English. The results showed the existence of significant difference. 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7291/1/Motivation%20and%20Attitude%20in%20Learning%20English%20among%20UiTM%20Students%20in%20the%20Northern%20Region%20of%20Malaysia.pdf Bidin, Samsiah and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Abdul Aziz, Nurazila and Mohamad Salleh, Musdiana and Tajudin, Taniza (2009) Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia. English Language Teaching, 2 (2). pp. 16-20. ISSN 1916-4742 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/2357 English |
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| title | Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia |
| title_full | Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia |
| title_short | Motivation and Attitude in Learning English among UiTM Students in the Northern Region of Malaysia |
| title_sort | motivation and attitude in learning english among uitm students in the northern region of malaysia |
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