The influences of Determination Choosing of the Department in State Universities and Lecturers’ Teaching Style to Students’ Learning Motivation

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the influences of determination choosing of the department in state universities and the lecturers' teaching style to the student's learning motivation. Subjects were obtained by non-random consisting of the students for 1st and 3rd semester at state universities in Indonesia. The theory of self-determination for the determination of the departments, Teaching Style Inventory Anthony F. Grasha to the lecturers’ teaching style and Harter Scale to measure student motivation and Multiple linear regression analysis is used. The study was conducted using a questionnaire distributed to 556 students. The results show the number of significance at p = 0.000. which means there is a very significant influence determination to choose the departments and lecturers' teaching style, the learning motivation of students in state universities, with the effective contribution of 21.2%.