A Longitudinal Study on How Motivation Affects Cognitive Engagement in an Online Language Course

• In Event: Moscone Center North Roundtable Session 10
  In Roundtable Session: Measurement and Aggregation in Online Learning

Abstract

The study explores the intricate relationship between motivation and cognitive engagement in the online language environment, with a particular focus on the vocabulary learning strategies. To capture the event-based motivation status and learning strategies, experience sampling methodology (ESM) is used to identify the changing pattern of motivation and investigate the corresponding cognitive engagement throughout the learning periods. The results depicted dynamic connections among motivational constructs and learning strategies across time. It also provided insights and implications for instructors from a motivational support perspective to increase students’ strategy use and to better design and facilitate future online courses.

Authors

• ZILU JIANG, The Ohio State University

• Vanessa Wanchanit Vongkulluksn, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Kui Xie, The Ohio State University

• Jiahang Li, Michigan State University