Identifying The Relationship Between Motivation, Anxiety and Intended Effort of Learning English: An SEM Approach

Abstract

South Bengkulu Dept. of Education in 2017 initiated English Community Learning Program (PPKBI), addressed to all high school students in South Bengkulu Regency. As the program progresses, students' learning motivation tends to dissipate, seen from the decreasing number of participants. This study aims to identify the relationship between motivation, anxiety and intended effort in learning English.This study uses data from 453 high school students in South Bengkulu Regency, participants of PPKBI 2017 (average 16.15 years, 179 female).The questionnaires consisted of 40 items (LLOS / Language Learning Orientation Scale (24 items), Foreign Language Class Anxiety Scale (6 items) and Intended Effort (10 items). Analysis done by identifying common factors using Exploratory Factor Analysis, followed with Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).The hypothesized model fulfills the requirement of goodness of fit index and questionnaires have good validity and reliability indexes.The model explains that most students who follow through with PPKBI are more intrinsically motivated.