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e. Methods of Assessing Motivation
There are some methods in assessing motivation. In this research, the researcher uses direct observation, questionnaire and also interview. Schunk et al.
2008 argue that there are three main methods for assessing motivation: direct observations, rating by others and self reports. Schunk et al., 2008 states direct
obse rvation is “behavioral instances of choice of tasks, efforts and persistence”
p.13. Schunk et al., 2008 states rating by others is “judgements by observers of
students on characteristics which indicate of motivation” p.13. Schunk et al.,
2008 states s elf report is “People’s judgements of themselves” p.13.
Self report method is divided in to five methods: questionnaire, interview, stimulated recall, think-aloud, and dialogue. In this research, the researcher used
qustionnaire and interview. Schunk et al., 2008 states q uestionnaire is “written
ratings of items or answers to questions” p.13. Schunk et al., 2008 states i
nterview is “oral responses to questions” p.13 Furthermore, in order to measure students’ motivation, the researcher
applies the Kel ler’s theory. The researcher used ARCS model to assessing the
students’ motivation in studying English. Keller 1984:2 states, “The ARCS model is a method for improving the motivational appeal of instructional
materials” as cited in Keller, 1987. Keller 1987 proposes four criteria of motivation. Those are attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. Attention
is related to the stu dents’ curiosity and sensation of seeking. Relevance is related
to the familiarity of the materials to the stud ents’ interest, goals and daily life.
Confidence is related to the students’ certainty toward the materials. The last
16 criterion is satisfaction. Satisfaction
is related to the students’ positive reaction during the implementation.
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