A relationship between research skills and autonomous learning among postgraduate students

Md Azmi, Nur Afiqah and Daud, Nadwah (2019) A relationship between research skills and autonomous learning among postgraduate students. International Journal of Business, Economics and Law, 18 (6). pp. 45-51. ISSN 2289-1552

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Abstract

Knowledge of research methodology and the skill of applying it in research are two important things required by postgraduate student in producing a good research. A postgraduate student who is equipped with research skill or knowledge of research methodology and able to apply it while conducting research therefore, should be autonomous in research writing. The idea of autonomy raises important highlight that need to be explored, particularly in terms of students’ taking responsibilities for learning, while this recent research focuses on the practice of autonomy among postgraduate students in conducting research. This paper looks into whether research skills or knowledge of research method is significantly related to autonomy in learning among postgraduate students with abilities to plan for research writing and monitor the strategies used, evaluate its progress and maintain the motivation of research writing. To address this problem, this study is carried out to investigate the relationship between research method skill and autonomous learning among 125 postgraduate students from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature (DALL) at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), by using Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The result shows that there is a significant relationship between these two variables, hence the hypothesis of this study is accepted.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	8527/71611
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Research method skill, planning for research writing, monitoring strategies used, evaluating progress, maintaining motivation.
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) > Quranic Language Division Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Depositing User:	MADAM NUR AFIQAH MD AZMI
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2019 09:19
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2020 14:38
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/71611

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