THE EFFECT OF ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION, SELF-EFFICACY AND LEARNING INTEREST ON THE MOTIVATION FOR COMPLETION OF DEGREE

(A Study at Universitas Terbuka of Makassar)

Abstract

The present study aims to probe 1) the effect of academic procrastination on the motivation for completing a degree, 2) the effect of self-efficacy on the motivation for completing a degree, 3) the effect of learning interest on the motivation for completing a degree, and 4) the simultaneous effect of academic procrastination, self-efficacy, and learning interest on the motivation for completing a degree. Saturation was adopted to assess the adequacy of sampling that reached 104 respondents.

A questionnaire was used to gather data containing statements relevant to the variable of academic procrastination, self-efficacy, learning interest, and motivation for completing a degree.. Results showed that 1) academic procrastination had a positive and significant effect on motivation for completing a degree at 35,9%; 2) self-efficacy had a positive and significant effect on motivation for completing a degree at 6,7%; 3) learning interest had a positive and significant effect on motivation for completing a degree at 32,4%; and 4) academic procrastination, self-efficacy, and learning interest had a significant simultaneous effect on motivation for completing a degree at 44,2%. These findings demonstrate both of the partial and simultaneous effect of the academic procrastination, self-efficacy, and learning interest on the motivation for completing a degree among the students in Pokjar Tana Toraja and North Toraja. The study also found that the academic procrastination accounted for the highest effect while self-efficacy for the least effect on the motivation for completing a degree, which peaked at 6,7%. The implication of the study leads to the importance of identifying the internal aspects of students that deal with their academic procrastination, self-efficacy, and learning interest.