Academic Motivation among University Students: A Comparison between Conventional and Online Students in Pakistan

There have been a lot of studies about the academic motivation (AM) of students studying through conventional and online modes of education; however, only a few studies have been carried out which compare the AM between the students studying through the two modes of education. Realizing this gap, this study has been carried out to compare the AM between the students studying through the two modes of education in Pakistan. Data was collected from 243 university students through a self-reported, five-point Likert-type academic motivation scale (AMS). The study did not find statistically significant differences between the two groups, and neither was any statistically significant difference found based on age. Gender-based analysis revealed that in AM, there were statistically significant differences among females (female students studying through conventional mode reported higher levels of AM than the females studying through online one); however, no such differences were found among the male students. The findings of the study should be read with caution, and may not be generalized as the data was not collected randomly, and the sample size for the two groups was relatively small.