Abstract
Self-regulation is an ability that helps the students to maintain their effort in achieving their goals. In self-regulation, students can plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning process. Self-regulation encompasses many aspects. One of them is motivation. Motivation is considered as one of the important aspects of the learning process. Concerning the educational context in Indonesia, thesis writing course is a compulsory course. However, students are required to do the task independently. Therefore, students have to be self-regulated learners during the process of thesis writing. This study aims to investigate students’ motivation-regulation strategies in thesis writing. There were 9 participants involved in this study. The participants were students of English Language and Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University. This study belongs to mixed-method research. Questionnaire and interview were used as instruments to collect the data. The results of this study revealed that the participants used some motivation-regulation strategies, namely, self-consequating, environmental structuring, goal-oriented self-talk, interest enhancement, and attribution control. Additionally, the majority of the participants were apt to procrastinate writing their thesis. The implications are provided for undergraduate students, thesis advisor, and future researchers.
Highlights
With regard to educational context in Indonesia, writing a thesis is a compulsory course which students should pass to graduate from a university
This study aims to examine students’ motivation-regulation strategies in thesis writing course
The researcher elaborates on the findings obtained through questionnaire and interview. This subchapter is divided into six parts based on motivation-regulation strategies
Summary
With regard to educational context in Indonesia, writing a thesis is a compulsory course which students should pass to graduate from a university. Students who graduate on time are those who finish their studies less or exactly four years (Amin et al, 2013). Students who graduate not on time are those who graduate for more than five years (Amin et al, 2013). In English Language Education Study Program, called ELESP, of Sanata Dharma University, students must write a thesis or research paper as a requirement to graduate. Motivation is an important factor that determines students’ successfulness as motivation will keep students on the right track to achieve their goals (Ellis, 1994; McDonough, 1983; Mali, 2015). The goal has already been determined by the university, motivation still holds an important role to engage the students in achieving the directed goal
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