Influence of self-determination on the motivation of accounting students in e-learning in UM Tagum College

Abstract

The study dealt with the influence of self-determination on the motivation of accounting students in e-learning at UM Tagum College. The study's primary goal is to examine the influence of self-determination on the motivation in the online learning environment of accounting students. Also, to know if there is a domain in understanding the self-determination among the accounting students subject to the motivation in the online learning environment. This study utilized the two-variable quantitative method with two hundred ninety-two (292) accounting students from the different year levels in UM-Tagum College. The Weighted Average or Mean, Person (r), and Multiple Regression Analysis were the statistical tool employed for the data treatment of all the responses gathered from the accounting students through questionnaires. The overall result showed "High" in descriptive equivalent in terms of the influence of self-determination on the motivation of accounting students in e-learning in UM Tagum College. Furthermore, there is a domain and a significant influence of self-determination to the motivation of accounting students in an e-learning environment based on every indicator. Based on the table results, standardized coefficients, autonomy, competency, and relatedness got the beta value of 0.267, 0.249, and 0.437, respectively. Relatedness got the highest value, while competency had the lowest beta value.