An investigation on the relation between stu- dents’ self-discipline and their language per- formance in online learning context at Hanoi University of Industry

Abstract

Having recognized the difference in the implementation of English lessons in physical classrooms and distant classrooms which possibly influence learners’ performance, we are interested in examining the impacts of students’ self- discipline on the language performance in trực tuyến learning situation. In this study, we employed two main research instruments including: (1) a widely used survey questionnaire aiming at investigating subjects’ level of self- discipline and (2) database from English Occupational Purposes (EOP), a web-based English learning system to assess learners’ language performance. Research’s results have shown a direct correlation between subjects’ level of self-discipline and their English language performance, in which low level of self-discipline is a partial contributor to poor learning performance and vice versa. Also, findings of the research showed inconsiderable difference in the learning outcomes of high group and medium group in several aspects.