DANCE LEARNING MOTIVATION AMONG BROADCASTING AND HOSTING MAJORS: A STUDY AT SICHUAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
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This quantitative study investigates the low motivation crisis in required dance courses among second-year Broadcasting and Hosting majors at Sichuan University of Media and Communications (n=100). Using a questionnaire validated by experts and a pilot test, it examines how pedagogical factors (teacher immediacy and credibility) and psychological factors (learning goal orientation, needs, stimulation, and ability) predict learning motivation. Multiple Linear Regression results reveal that all six variables have significant positive effects, collectively explaining 72.5% of the variance in motivation (R²=0.725). The findings uniquely highlight that for these media-focused students, cultivating mastery goals and teacher relational qualities are more critical for engagement in physical art forms than general ability beliefs, providing actionable strategies to transform a mandatory requirement into a motivating learning experience.
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