Language Learning Investment and Students’ Attitude Towards School-Related Factors Among Maritime Students
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Language learning, Attitude, School-related factors, BSMT students, Maritime, and Davao CityAbstract
This study dealt with student demotivation and lack of participation stemming from school-related factors that affect learning. The primary goal of this study was to determine which domains of language learning investment significantly influence students’ attitudes toward school-related factors among Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (BSMT) students utilizing a quantitative non-experimental design with 335 BSMT students from Davao City, selected through stratified random sampling and simple random sampling. A modified survey questionnaire on Language Learning Investment (Motivation, Necessity, Engagement, Agency) and Students’ Attitudes toward School-Related Factors (Instructors, Classes/Rooms, Materials, Facilities) was used in gathering the data. Mean, Spearman’s rho, and regression analysis were the statistical tools used for data treatment employing correlational techniques. The results show that both variables have high levels and are significantly related. Nevertheless, two indicators of language-learning investment do not affect students' attitudes towards school-related factors, suggesting that the school and its administrators should improve classroom and facility conditions.
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