creators_name: Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal , 
creators_name: Nor Ezdianie Omar, 
creators_name: Rohaizak Omar , 
creators_name: Azleen Ismail, 
type: article
datestamp: 2021-06-09 02:34:36
lastmod: 2021-06-09 02:34:36
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia
title: Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and
Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates
Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic 
ispublished: pub
subjects: BF
subjects: LC5201
full_text_status: none
keywords: Online Learning, Study Skill, Motivation, Emotional Stability,
Personality, COVID-19 pandemic 
note: Special Issue 2020
abstract: This study examined the relationship between the emotional stability,
motivation, and online study skills of first-year undergraduate students at a
public university in the east coast of Malaysia who studied online at home
during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of the study was to seek
better understanding on the level of online study skills, motivation, and
emotional stability of new undergraduate students who were engaged in online
learning. A total of 159 students selected through purposive sampling
participated in the online survey. They answered two sets of instruments, the
Learner Personality Profile and Online Learning Skill, which consisted of 60
items and 30 items respectively. Both instruments were measured based on a
five-point Likert scale. The Learner Personality Profile scale comprised (1)
never, (2) rarely, (3) sometimes, (4) very often, and (5) always responses,
while the Online Learning Skill scale consisted of (1) strongly disagree, (2)
disagree, (3) neither agree nor disagree, (4) agree, and (5) strongly agree
responses. The findings of the study showed that female students’ level of
motivation scores (mean=3.90) were higher than male students’ scores
(mean=3.61) based on a three-level range of mean scores (low=1.00 to 2.33,
average=2.34 to 3.67, and high=3.68 to 5.00). Female students’ level of online
study skills scores (mean=3.90) were also reported to be higher than male
students’ scores (mean=3.61). However, both male and female students
reported a low level of emotional stability scores (mean=2.20 and mean=2.19
respectively). The correlation analyses showed a significant relationship
between online study skills and emotional stability, and between motivation and emotional stability. Curiously, the motivation variable did not act as a
mediating factor in the relationship between online study skills and emotional
stability based on the multiple-regression analysis. (Abstract by authors)
date: 2020
date_type: published
publication: ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL)
publisher: ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2232-0814
official_url: https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/Special_Issue2020.php
citation:   Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal ,  and Nor Ezdianie Omar,  and Rohaizak Omar ,  and Azleen Ismail,   (2020) Relationship between Emotional Stability, Motivation, and Online Learning Skill of First-Year Undergraduates Learning Online During COVID-19 Pandemic.  ASEAN Journal of Open & Distance Learning (AJODL).   ISSN 2232-0814