The Relationship between Religiosity and Academic Motivation among University Students

Nor Rashidah Paujah Ismail*, Fadzilah Abdol Razak and Norhasliza Ahmad
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Nor Rashidah Paujah Ismail*: Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, 35400, Tapah Road, Perak, Malaysia.
Fadzilah Abdol Razak: Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, 35400, Tapah Road, Perak, Malaysia.
Norhasliza Ahmad: Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, 35400, Tapah Road, Perak, Malaysia.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 3s, 5075-5084

Abstract: This study explores the relationship between religiosity and academic motivation among university students enrolled in statistics courses at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Perak Branch. A total of 145 diploma students from the Diploma in Mathematics and Diploma in Statistics programmes participated in the study. Two validated instruments were used: the Malay version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and the Religiosity Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, independent samples t-test, and Mann-Whitney U test were employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed a statistically significant but weak positive correlation between religiosity and academic motivation (r=0.317, p

Date: 2025
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