Adult Students’ Motivational Profiles in Classroom, Blended, and Distance Language Learning

This research intends to explore the motivation of adult language learners in three different formal learning settings: classroom face-to-face (N = 184), blended (N = 243), and distance (N = 200) language learning modes. For that purpose, the Échelle de Motivation en Éducation [Education Motivation...

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Autores: Arrosagaray, Marcelino, González Peiteado, Margarita, Pino Juste, Margarita, Rodríguez López, Beatriz María
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositório:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/29806
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/29806
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:5801.07 Métodos pedagógicos
Intrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic Motivation
Demotivation
Learning Foreign Language
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Resumo:This research intends to explore the motivation of adult language learners in three different formal learning settings: classroom face-to-face (N = 184), blended (N = 243), and distance (N = 200) language learning modes. For that purpose, the Échelle de Motivation en Éducation [Education Motivation Scale] (EME) was used. This scale consists of twenty-eight items integrated into seven subscales to assess the three types of intrinsic motivation (IM) (knowledge-oriented IM, goal-oriented IM, and IM to experience stimulation), the three types of extrinsic motivation (EM) (external regulation, introjected regulation, and identified regulation), and demotivation. For the internal consistency analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, whose value is acceptable and significant from a statistical point of view (α = 0.91), was used. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analyses via SPSS 23.0 software and results show significant differences among the variables studied regarding the students’ learning mode. The discussion revolves around the possible implications of students’ motivational profiles for learning.