A Structured Equation Modelling on the Indirect Effect of Self-Efficacy on Extrinsic Motivation and Students’ Performance Relationship in Malaysian Online Distance Learning Institutions

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to develop a mediating effect understanding of self-efficacy on extrinsic motivation and students’ performance relationship in Malaysia online distance learning institutions. The model was developed and later tested by adopting the partial Least Square (PLS) procedure on data collected from a survey that yielded 210 usable questionnaires. The findings showed that extrinsic motivation enhances self-efficacy in Malaysian online distance learning institutions. It was also revealed that self-efficacy partially mediates the relationship between extrinsic motivation and students’ performance. In future more research needs to be carried out to explore the role of self-efficacy in Malaysian online distance learning institutions. It is important to do the study utilizing experimental design by capturing longitudinal data in Malaysian online distance learning institutions using robust measures. The findings imply that the relationship between self-efficacy and attrition rate may reside in self-efficacy’s influence on students’ performance, and that self-efficacy plays a crucial function within the Malaysian online distance learning institutions. This study uses Smartpls 2.0 and SPSS 18.0 to test the hypothesis and analyze respondents’ profile respectively.