Reserch Method

Background of Study

Motivation is a power of our self to achieve something. This can be score in academic, job, lose weight , want reward or anything. Actually, motivation comes from Latin words that is “movere”. Motive is a specific need or desire that arouses the organism and directs its behavior toward a goal. All motives are triggered by some kind of stimulus: a bodily condition, such as low levels of blood sugar or dehydration; a cue in the environment, such as a “Sale” sign; or feeling, such as loneliness, guilt, or anger. When a stimulus induces goal-directed behavior, we say it has motivated the person.

Has two types of motivation which is intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from inside an individual such as when you want to score in exam, you will study hard and study smart to get it. It call self booster in your self. Another example, when you want something, you will try to realize it until your dream become true. However, Intrinsic motivation is not related to the extrinsic motivation.

Extrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from outside an individual. For example, extrinsic reward such as interpersonal rewards, salary and wages, promotion and employee benefit. Another example is when you not interest in subject that you study, you will feel boring and lastly the possibility you to fail is high.

However, as a degree student, motivation is a power that can change someone from nothing to something. By example, from lazy student to diligent student.

From my research, I study about the influence of motivation to students’ academic performance in Kolej Poly-Tech Mara, Kuala Lumpur. In my own word, student is a person that attends classes ...

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... questionnaire/schedules, etc.

Interviews/posting of questionnaires, etc.

Editing of completed questionnaires, grouping and coding of data, entering data into a computer

Design and testing of a computer program

Raw tabulations/draft analysis of qualitative data

Analysis of data

Report up of findings.

Presentation of final research product(s)

Conclusion.

From my research, what I can conclude is all of student need the motivation to successful on their academic but they do not know how to get and manage the motivation. As a student, motivation is very important to guide student to be a discipline people. In study world, student have many challenges from friend, family, and also on their itself. so, the solution on this thesis is, when students have a high of motivation, they can score in their exam and lastly their academic performance will increase.