LEARNING STRATEGIES AND MOTIVATIONS

IN MODULAR LEARNING OF ENGLISH

MAJOR STUDENTS IN THE TIME OF
PANDEMIC

by:
Barsales, Jessa Mae
Carman, Judy Ann C.
Lutero, Joylyn J.
Navarez, Adrian C.
Palmes, Marinel Shyne C.
Soyom, Joevi O.
 Rationale & Research Gaps
 Different studies have been conducted about learning
strategies(e.g. Weinstein, Husman, and Dierking (2000);
(Chamot, 2004; Grenfell & Macaro, 2007) ) and
motivations employed by students(e.g. Tallent-Runnels
et al. (2006); Pintrich & Schunk, 2002; Pintrich, Wolters,
& Baxter 2000; Schunk & Pajares, 2002; Zimmerman,
1989, however the two topics were conducted
separately and mostly were conducted during pre-
pandemic years.
 Thus, the current study will address the gap on the
common learning strategies and motivations of English
Major students that they have been using since the start
of the Covid 19 pandemic.
 Methodology
Research Sources of Data Data
Respondents
Questions Data Collection Analysis
1. What are the *A ten-item *A total of 134 *A *The data gathered
common learning questionnaire teacher education researcher- in this study was
strategies checklist to students served as made subjected to
employed by determine the respondents to our questionnaire appropriate
English major common learning study: 33 First Year, sent through statistical tools
students in strategies 34 Second Year, 35 google form using the Statistical
modular learning? employed by Third Year and 32 Package for Social
2. What is the level English Major Fourth year Bachelor Sciences software
of motivation of students and a of Secondary (SPSS). Mean and
English major thirteen-item Education - Major in standard deviation
students in questionnaire for English students. were employed as
learning their the level of descriptive
major courses motivation in statistics.
through modular learning their
learning? major courses
through modular
learning
 Findings, Conclusions, & Recommendations
Research
Results/Findings Conclusions Recommendations
Questions
Highlighting the * English Major Students of
1. What are the The common learning strategies
employed by English major keywords or most the West Visayas State
common learning students in modular learning ranks important ideas in the University-Janiuay Campus
strategies employed 1 to 10 were the following; learning materials was
(1)Highlighted the keywords or should not only focus on
by English major ranked to be the first of
most important ideas in the using the keyword method
students in modular learning materials,(2) re-read the the most common
learning materials two or three
in enhancing their memory
learning? learning strategies
times until I fully understand it,(3) for definitions of certain
Summarized and organized the key
because it essentially
help students organize words as their prior
ideas so that I could easily
remember them,(4) used of what they have read by learning strategy in
keyword method to enhance
selecting what is modular learning. They
memory for definitions of certain
words,(5)learn the meanings of the important on a modular should have to explore
key terms and difficult words type of learning. As other possible techniques
before attempting to understand students study, of learning things and open
the concept, (6) use specific
examples to understand abstract highlighting the their minds and heart to
ideas,(7) used acronyms for easy keywords helped them learn more and do good in
remembering,(8) Asked myself learn to pay attention
open-ended questions about the
their academic endeavor.
learning material, answer in as
to the essential
much detail as possible, and then information within a
check the learning materials to text. 
make sure if my understanding is
correct,(9)used concept maps,
graphic organizers or hierarchical
structures to help me visualize and
construct ideas,and (10) used
mental imagery in remembering
factual information.
 Findings, Conclusions, & Recommendations
Research
Results/Findings Conclusions
Questions
2. What is the level *The level of motivation This implies that the English
of motivation of of English major students Major Students from First
year to Fourth year of the
English major in learning their major
West Visayas State
students in learning courses through modular University-Janiuay Campus
their major courses learning as a whole was in the time of Pandemic
through modular “high level”. have high level of
learning? motivation. Moreover,
results concluded that high
motivation level of students
are associated with effort
regulation as a learning
strategy; this might be due
to reason that they are
eager to exert effort in
learning strategy as,
according to Pintrich, et al.
(1991), it is self-
management which
indicates determination to
complete study goals even
in the presence of
distractors or difficulties.
Recommendations
*Since the English Major
Students from First year
to Fourth year of the
West Visayas State
University-Janiuay
Campus in the time of
Pandemic S.Y. 2021-2022
have a high level of
motivation, but it should
still be given great
emphasis and attention
by teachers in order to
make teaching and
learning process more
meaningful,
comprehensive and
engaging.