Students’ Motivation and Learning Strategies on Academic Performance in Science of Tourism Students

The COVID-19 epidemic has negatively affected the world of education. The study employed a correlational design, with 129 college students as respondents. Based on self-efficacy, self-determination, career motivation, concerns surrounding science evaluation, the significance of learning science, the duty of learning science, the assurance that one can learn science, and the importance of studying science According to the findings, students shown a strong desire to acquire scientific knowledge. These students frequently employed various scientific learning strategies: information collection, planning, record-keeping, self-evaluation, monitoring, memorization, and rehearsal. It was determined that the scientific performance of the students was "extremely satisfactory." Based on the results obtained from the investigation, the subsequent deductions were made: An exceptional correlation has been observed between the self-efficacy, self-determination, and accountability of students about learning and their scholastic performance in the field of science throughout the period of curriculum implementation. The students' enhanced self-efficacy, self-determination, and sense of responsibility for learning were influential factors in their improved scientific performance. There is a strong positive association that has been established between the academic performance of students in the scientific field and the learning strategies that they apply in order to adapt to the new normal. Students in the field of science who raised the frequency with which they utilized learning strategies had higher levels of academic achievement.