Motivation of classroom attendance students for the use of digital technologies in online courses

Antunes, Fernanda Regina; Pina-Oliveira, Alfredo Almeida; Apostolico, Maíra Rosa; Puggina, Ana Cláudia Giesbrecht

doi:10.1590/1983-1447.2020.20190289

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Original Article • Rev. Gaúcha Enferm. 41 • 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2020.20190289 copy

Motivation of classroom attendance students for the use of digital technologies in online courses

Motivación de alumnos de cursos presenciales para el uso de tecnologías digitales en disciplinas on-line

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To verify if structural aspects, previous use of digital technologies, and ways of studying by classroom attendance students interfere with motivation in the use of these technologies in online courses.

Method:

A quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out with 713 university students, from May to September 2015, with the use of an evaluation scale for motivational factors regarding the integration of information and communication technologies in education. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of the data was carried out.

Results:

Desire to attend online courses interfered with four of the five scale factors. Having a space for studying and the way students reported learning better interfered with intrinsic motivation (p=0.006 and p=0.017, respectively).

Conclusion:

Predisposition to attend online courses, having an appropriate space to study, and reconciling studies with the use of other websites were positive elements for motivation of students in online courses.

Keywords:
Distance Education; Higher Education; Educational technology; Communication; Motivation

Course	Total number of students from 2nd to 8th semester	Minimum representative sample
Nursing	656	242
Biomedicine	234	145
Physical Education	361	186
Pharmacy	220	140
Total	1,471	713

Variables and categories	n	(%)
The device that you use MOST to access online courses is:
Notebook	485	68.0
Cell phone	144	20.2
Desktop	62	8.7
Tablet	22	3.1
Where do you intend to carry out online studies?
Home	618	86.7
University laboratories	53	7.4
Work environment	35	4.9
Homes of friends	4	0.6
LAN gaming centers	3	0.4
Regarding your space for studies, do you consider it:
Slightly appropriate	342	48.0
Appropriate	316	44.3
Inappropriate	55	7.7
Regarding your computer, do you:**
Use it for everything and find it easy	544	76.3
Need assistance, because you do not know how to use all resources	109	15.3
Not like it and only use it when you need to	52	7.3
Not feel comfortable with technology	8	1.1
Do you use the Internet MOSTLY for:
Study	379	53.2
Entertainment	243	34.1
Communication with friends	79	11.1
Shopping	7	1.0
I do not have the habit of using the Internet	5	0.7
When accessing the Internet to study:
Do you stay only on pages regarding contents?	296	41.5
Are you able to reconcile your study with social networks and other websites, with good results at the end of the semester?	279	39.1
Do you lose concentration by going to other websites?	138	19.4
If you could choose how to study your online courses, would it be:*
By reading and individual activities, group discussions, and videos	268	37.6
By using automated resources, where you would do everything alone, without the presence of online professors	182	25.5
By only video lessons and group discussions	140	19.6
By real-time (live) contact with online professors	123	17.3
Do you learn better by:
Reading texts, making summaries, and carrying out activities	308	43.2
Listening to explanations about specific content	255	35.8
Watching videos on the topic	121	17.0
Seeing graphic representations combined with text	29	4.1
Total	713	100.0

Variables	n	Mean	(SD)	Median	Minimum	Maximum	p-value
External control
Regarding your space for studies, do you consider it:
Appropriate	316	11.4	(3.9)	12.0	3	21	0.037
Slightly appropriate	342	11.0	(4.1)	11.0	3	21
Inappropriate	55	9.8	(4.9)	11.0	3	20
Do you learn better by:
Reading texts, making summaries, and carrying out activities	308	11.6	(4.2)	12.0	3	21	0.028
Listening to explanations about specific content	255	10.6	(4.0)	11.0	3	21
Seeing graphic representations combined with text	29	10.7	(3.7)	11.0	3	18
Watching videos on the topic	121	10.9	(4.1)	11.0	3	20
Would you take an undergraduate or graduate online course?*
Yes	254	12.1	(3.6)	12.0	3	21	<0.001
No	459	10.5	(4.2)	11.0	3	21
Internal control
Regarding your space for studies, do you consider it:
Appropriate	316	15.6	(5.3)	16.0	4	28	0.004
Slightly appropriate	342	14.8	(5.1)	15.0	4	28
Inappropriate	55	12.8	(6.4)	13.0	4	28
When accessing the Internet to study:
Do you stay only on pages related to content	296	14.4	(5.3)	15.0	4	28	0.007
Do you lose concentration by going to other websites	138	14.5	(5.3)	15.0	4	28
Are you able to reconcile your studies with social networks and other websites, achieving good results at the end of the semester	279	15.7	(5.3)	16.0	4	28
Would you take an undergraduate or graduate online course?*
Yes	254	16.4	(4.6)	17.0	4	28	<0.001
No	459	14.2	(5.8)	15.0	4	28
Identification control
When accessing the Internet to study:
Do you stay only pages related to content	296	15.1	(6.0)	16.0	4	28	0.004
Do you lose concentration by going to other websites	138	15.1	(5.4)	16.0	4	28
Are you able to reconcile your studies with social networks and other websites, achieving good results at the end of the semester	279	16.7	(5.7)	17.0	4	28
Would you take an undergraduate or graduate online course?*
Yes	254	17.3	(5.0)	17.0	4	28	<0.001
No	459	14.8	(6.0)	15.0	4	28

Variables	n	Mean	(SD)	Median	Minimum	Maximum	p-value
Intrinsic motivation
Regarding your space for studies, you consider it:
Appropriate	316	18.6	(6.6)	19.0	5	35	0.006
Slightly appropriate	342	17.5	(6.5)	18.0	5	35
Inappropriate	55	15.4	(7.4)	15.0	5	30
When accessing the Internet to study, you:
Only stick to pages related to contents	296	17.0	(6.7)	17.0	5	35	0.005
You lose concentration with other websites	138	17.4	(6.1)	18.0	5	33
Are able to reconcile your studies with social networks and other websites, achieving good results at the end of the semester	279	18.9	(6.8)	19.0	5	35
You learn better:
Reading texts, making summaries, and carrying out activities	308	18.7	(6.8)	19.0	5	35	0.017
Listening to explanations on a specific content	255	17.0	(6.2)	17.0	5	34
Seeing graphic representations combined with texts	29	17.0	(5.9)	17.0	6	28
Watching videos on the topic	121	17.6	(7.2)	19.0	5	35
Would you attend any undergraduate or graduate online courses?*
Yes	254	20.1	(5.8)	20.0	5	35	<0.001
No	459	16.6	(6.8)	17.0	5	35

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[1] Corresponding author:
Ana Claudia Giesbrecht Puggina E-mail: claudiagpuggina@gmail.com