The Effect of Using Blended Learning Method on Learning Motivation Among Students at the Department of Psychological Counselling in Jadara University

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the effect of using the blended learning method on learning motivation among students at the Department of Psychological Counselling in Jadara University and its relationship to the variables, teaching methods, and the learning motivation. It also aimed to identify the extent of using e-learning methods in increasing students' motivation towards learning. To achieve the objectives of this study, the researchers made a semi-experimental study on a representative sample from Jadara University that consisted of (137) students from the College of Educational Sciences -Psychological Counselling. The researchers designed a scale to gauge the learning motivation among an exploratory sample. The scale consisted of (36) items distributed over six areas, which are: inclination, warmth, social, competence, obedience, and responsibility. The results showed an apparent variation between the averages of the experimental and control groups' responses on each of the areas of the learning motivation scale according to the variable teaching methods. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of statistical significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the estimates of the experimental and control groups on each area of the motivation scale due to the effect of the teaching methods and in favor of the experimental group that was taught by using blended learning. The validity and reliability of the learning motivation scale were checked.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-15-05

Publication date:May 31^st 2020