DIGITAL LEARNING FATIGUE AND STUDENTS' LEARNING MOTIVATION: A DESCRIPTIVE- CORRELATIONAL STUDY

This descriptive-correlational study determined the relationship between digital learning fatigue and motivation for learning among 130 tertiary students at West Visayas State University – Himamaylan City Campus. The research was set under the condition of long-term online learning since most infrastructure and environmental conditions in reporting a very high heat index and inadequate physical facilities meant students had to stay under the digital learning modalities. The validated researcher-made tools have been constructed to measure levels of digital learning fatigue and motivation to learn. Findings show that students experienced a moderate level of digital learning fatigue and had moderate motivation to learn. It was also noted that even though senior students and others taking particular disciplines had slightly higher levels of fatigue, the analysis indicated no statistically significant differences of fatigue and motivation when the respondents were grouped according to age, year level, or course taken. The Spearman's rho test showed a low negative but statistically non-significant correlation between digital learning fatigue and motivation to learn (ρ = -0.119, p = .171). This suggests that, even though students are involved in digital fatigue, that situation-their motivation-is not significantly different, which might mean that external support, resilience, or other contextual factors might act as mitigators of external influence. Such findings highlighted the need to address both technological and environmental considerations in rural campuses especially on digital learning outcomes and policy development.