Skills Acquisition and Student Motivation in Badminton Training Towards Enhanced Sports Educational Program

The study examined skills acquisition and learner motivation in badminton training to improve sports educational programs. It addressed respondent profiles, skill integration levels, motivation factors, significant differences, and relationships between skills integration and motivation, culminating in a proposed program to enhance both areas. The study employed a quantitative research design and used the descriptive correlational research and utilized 377 respondents who are enrolled in badminton classes in three selected Chinese universities. The study found that senior, female students from Hunan Normal University dominated the sample, with skill integration from badminton training rated as moderate, indicating room for improvement. Significant differences in skill integration and motivation were noted based on school attended, but not by age or sex, suggesting that institutional factors play a key role. A weak positive correlation between skill integration and motivation suggests other factors may also influence student motivation.