Measuring Motivation: A Statistical Lens on Gender Differences in Online Reading Activities

^1,2 English Language Education Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
³ Air Transportation Management, College of Aerospace Technology, Yogyakarta

^* Corresponding author: evipuspitasari@fpb.umy.ac.id

Abstract

When it comes to online reading activities, every student has a different motivation to read, particularly male and female students. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis (H1) saying that there is a significant difference between male and female students’ motivations in reading online. 31 male and 72 female students from ED of Sunville University, Indonesia are samples used in this quantitative study. To collect data, the researcher employed a questionnaire that was modified from Wigfield and Guthrie (1997). According to the data, male students’ reading motivation averages 2.58, while female students’ averages are 2.78 in using online platforms. The average score obtained from gender demonstrates a positive attitude. If the 2-tailed Sig. value is less than 0.05, a significant difference exists between male and female students’ reading motivations. This study has figures (.027) showing a significant difference between women and men in reading motivation. Thus, the H1 is accepted This suggests that the females and males have a different motivation level in reading online.