The Relationship of Technology as a Learning Tool to Student Motivation in Education among College Students in Davao Del Norte State College

Technology becomes more and more integrated with daily life.Educators must take a modern view on the utilization of technology to support inter-connected learning. This modern view holds that technology gives the learner flexibility and the ability to be adaptable in multiple scenarios and within different subject areas [8]. The purpose of this study is to know the relationship of technology as a learning tool that help students’ motivation in education;determine the level of student motivation in education towards the use of technology as a learning tool and find out if there will be significant relationship between technology as learning tool and its impact to the students’ motivation in education among college students.Data gathering was done through the use of questionnaires through an online survey. The questionnaire is divided into three parts namely: demographic proles of college students; focus on the student motivation aspects and; focuses on technology as a learning tool. The participants selected were from the two institutes of Davao del Norte State College that contain larger samples and clustered by the researchers and (54) students total is selected institutes enrolled in their different programs.The correlational research method was used in this study; which purpose is to find out the relationship between two or more variables. Results show that most of the students use technology as their learning tool to boost their student engagement or motivation. Findings indicated that in order to achieve good performance in school, they use technology to help their studies and provided own learning that makes students more equipped;moreover, by into real-world situations, students can understand complex concepts, which will then increase competence. By adding technology into the classroom, teachers can utilize this technology to differentiate instruction, motivate students, and include all skill levels.