Research questions It is worth giving credit to the author’s compliance with the conventional method for reporting the research he carried. In this case, the author has presented the research questions in simple and short sentences. In general, the researchers wanted to answer the question, “is technology important in motivating students in EFL classrooms.” However, the researcher has broken down the question into five sub-questions in order to encompass other variables such as the differences between those who support and those who oppose the use of technology in classrooms, gender disparities in opinion, and the difference in opinion between students in social and natural sciences. Variables In research, two major variables are measured to describe the phenomenon. An independent variable is a value that is changed or influenced in a given manner in order to measure the outcomes of the change. It is the input that modifies the phenomenon in order to observe the outcomes. On the other hand, a dependent variable is a value that results from the change in the independent variable. In other words, it is the measure of the outcomes of changing the independent variable. Independent variable In this study, the researcher varied “technology use” in class in order to determine student’s perception towards it. Therefore, it is evident that the researcher’s independent variable was “technology use” in class. By changing or influencing “technology use” in classrooms, the researcher observed the outcomes in terms of student opinions. Dependent variable The researcher measured student motivation through their perceptions towards the use of technology in EFL classrooms. Student motivation was universal regardless of the type of technology used. As such, motivation in the form of perception is the dependent variable. Participants and research setting The participants were all students at the university. There were 350 students used as the study sample. Internal variables include gender and department (social science and natural science). Therefore, the degree of homogeneity is relatively high because the students belong to the same population (Binur, 2009). Secondly, the number used (350) adequately represents the entire population at the university, given that the university has a homogenous population. This number is commendable. Research methods The study utilized statistical analysis of the participants’ responses. Therefore, the study is a quantitative research that attempts to describe the phenomenon based on the statistical inferences drawn from the participant’s perceptions. Secondly, the study used questionnaires as the data collection technique. In theory, an important advantage of using this method is that it is simple and easy to operate. Secondly, it is easy to draw information from the participants because they are given privacy. The participants are likely to give honest responses. However, it is prone to errors because the participants might influence each other in giving dishonest responses. Evaluation of the Statistical test The researcher used statistical analysis of the data based on a Likert scale to determine the perception of the participants. In this cas