Correlation between Students’ Motivation and Self-Regulation towards Technology Learning and Perceived Parental Support during COVID-19 Pandemic

Due to the current pandemic, students’ focus has shifted to online technological learning. Thus, this research study aimed to establish the students’ motivation and self-regulation toward technology learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, students’ perceived parental support in the new normal, and the correlation between the students’ motivation and self-regulation towards technology learning and students’ perceived parental support. The mean and standard deviation of the students’ replies in the survey items were used. A correlational technique established  the association between students’ motivation and self- regulation toward technology learning and perceived parental support. The convenience sampling technique selected 687 VSU-Isabel students ranging from the first to the fifth year. The research study revealed that the students agreed that learning with technology is essential because it could be applied daily. Also, it was found out that students were undecided about parental support. The study revealed a significant and low positive correlation between the students’ motivation and self-regulation towar technology learning and perceived parental support during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings recommend the expanded usage of technology in the new normal. The school should employ vital motivators to diverse such ways to manifest actions on technological platforms for the students to enhance their motivation and self- regulation towards technology learning.

Keywords – motivation, perceived parental support, self-regulation, technology learning.