Factors that determine the motivation to learn in university students

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v3i1.9789

Keywords:

Motivation, Personal Factors, Pedagogical, Sociodemographic, Institucional Factors

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to describe the main factors that determine the students’ learning motivation when they are in fourth and fifth level of their careers belonging to the Economic and Administrative Sciences Department, at the Regional Multidisciplinary Faculty of Chontales, UNAN - MANAGUA (UNAN - FAREM - Chontales). It was carried out between the II Semester of 2017 and I Semester of 2018. The study was framed in a mixed approach, the type and design of the research was correlational since it examines the relationship between the factors that determine the students’ motivation for learning, supported by documentary and field research. The population is composed by 266 students. The total sample of the study is made up of 78 students. The survey was used as an instrument. The validity was obtained through the technique of experts’ judgment, and the reliability was determined by applying the two halves test. The analysis of data is presented in the tables and graphs where the collected information was distinguished by frequency. In addition, it was also translated into percentages to represent the responses issued by the students.

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Author Biography

Ariel Briceño Moraga, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua - Regional Multidisciplinary Faculty - Chontales

Doctor in Management and Quality of Education. Professor at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua - Regional Multidisciplinary Faculty - Chontales

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Briceño Moraga, A. (2020). Factors that determine the motivation to learn in university students. Revista Electrónica De Conocimientos, Saberes Y Prácticas, 3(1), 19–27. https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v3i1.9789

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Educational Research

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