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Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 14. Number 3 September 2023 Pp. 182-198
Indonesian Language and Literature Department, Universitas Tidar,
Magelang Indonesia
The exploratory case study explored how the lecturers motivate the students to engage in team-based online learning and how technologies in e-learning and remote classrooms motivate student engagement. Engagement is a multidimensional construct that includes behaviour, emotions, and cognition, essential in learning outcomes. Involving 101 undergraduate students, questionnaires and virtual interviews were conducted with the participants to elicit their perceptions and experiences concerning student engagement. Following the Self-Determination Theory framework of Deci and Ryan (1985), this study proved that students’ engagement in the team-based online learning model is based on three perspectives: competence, sense of belonging, and autonomy. The theory highlights the importance of motivation and fulfilment of three basic human needs: autonomy, competence and relatedness. Data was collected through interviews and questionnaires focusing on the perceptions and experiences of undergraduate students who had participated in fully online learning for four semesters. Thematic analysis was used to analyze data divided into categories based on the Self-Determination Theory framework. The findings reveal that students’ engagement in team-based online learning is influenced by their need for competence, belonging, and autonomy. Overall, this research highlights the importance of addressing student engagement in online learning and provides insight into how lecturers and technology can motivate and enhance student engagement in team-based online learning. Lecturers must continually adapt their instructional strategies and leverage technology to maintain and increase student engagement during the online learning experience.
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Farikah is a lecturer in English Language Education at Tidar University, Magelang Indonesia. She is interested in language teaching research. She has published and presented some articles on language teaching, discourse analysis, and research in language education. Her email is ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-0819?lang=en
Mimi Mulyani is a lecturer in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Department at Tidar University, Magelang Indonesia. Her area of expertise is teaching Indonesian and Indonesian language learning media. She actively fills various seminars on language and language teaching. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6878-5711
Astuty besides carrying out additional duties as vice-chancellor for general affairs and finance, she is also a lecturer at the Indonesian Language and Literature Education department at Tidar University, Magelang Indonesia. Her areas of expertise are teaching and learning Indonesian, pragmatics and semantics. She actively participates in various seminars in language teaching and learning. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0382-6951
Sukron Mazid is a lecturer in the Pancasila and Citizenship Education course in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education department at Tidar University, Magelang Indonesia. His areas of expertise are teaching Pancasila and citizenship as well as character education. He actively fills various seminars on learning citizenship, law and character education. His email address is sukronmazid@untidar.ac.id