The effects of using student oriented learning management System (E-Solms) on Student’s Motivation

Motivation is an important factor in learning and teaching environment to ensure students’
continuous learning. In the adults learning style, Self Directed Learning (SDL) is the most
popular method to be implemented. Nowadays in ICT era, online learning will replace the
conventional or face to face learning by a variety of reasons. In this paper, authors identify
and determine the appropriate learning instruction to be designed and embedded in online self
directed learning based on online SDL model are developed by Song and Hill, 2007. The
research respondents are comprised 239 diploma students in mechanical engineering course at
polytechnic under Ministry of higher Education, Malaysia. This study identifies the effect of
online self directed learning on students’ motivation. Therefore, it can be concluded that
online SDL can give positive impact on enhancement of students motivation. The finding of
this research shows increase in the level of student motivation after implementation of online
SDL (E-SOLMS).