Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(12), pp. 6953 - 6959
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081262
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Impact of Student Participation in Webinars on Increasing Motivation to Learn


Ekaterina Viktorovna Mussaui-Ulyanishcheva 1,*, Elena Viktorovna Zakharova 2
1 Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Russia
2 Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Philology, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Russia

ABSTRACT

Recently, the attention of researchers from various branches of knowledge has been focused on the phenomenon of electronic conferences, including webinars, which allow the exchange of information and knowledge between participants in the educational process, as well as encourage them to cooperate actively. The purpose of the study is to reveal the influence of webinars as one of the main forms of distance learning in social and psychological disciplines on increasing the motivation for learning. The study used the following research methods: theoretical – analysis of psychological, pedagogical, methodological and educational literature and educational standards and programs for professional and practical training of students of humanitarian specialties to generalize theoretical issues of the essence, functions and features of the use of webinars to increase the motivational component of education; empirical – observation, interviews, questionnaires, analysis of the activities of teachers and students; mathematical – statistical methods of data processing to analyze the impact and trends of changes in student motivation in the case of using webinars. To identify the educational motives of students of humanitarian specialties, the study used a self-diagnosis method. Based on the questioning of students, the educational motives of students of humanitarian specialties have been clarified and the influence of webinars on increasing the motivation for learning has been determined. The data obtained indicated a positive effect of webinars on the change in the importance of the motives "gaining knowledge" and "mastering a profession" upward after webinars.

KEYWORDS
Webinar, Distance Learning, Motive, Motivation, Opportunities for Distance Learning, Limitations of Distance Learning

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ekaterina Viktorovna Mussaui-Ulyanishcheva , Elena Viktorovna Zakharova , "Impact of Student Participation in Webinars on Increasing Motivation to Learn," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 6953 - 6959, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081262.

(b). APA Format:
Ekaterina Viktorovna Mussaui-Ulyanishcheva , Elena Viktorovna Zakharova (2020). Impact of Student Participation in Webinars on Increasing Motivation to Learn. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(12), 6953 - 6959. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081262.