scholarly journals Possible Selves and Academic Motivation in Russian and American College Students

Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vasilevskaya ◽  
Olga Molchanova

The study presents the relationship between the positive and negative possible selves in the academic domain and academic motivation. Despite the fact that previous studies have noted the motivating potential of possible selves, the relationship between the attributes of possible selves and academic motivation has not been subjected to conscious scrutiny. The sample was formed with 361 participants, Russian (Moscow, HSE University) and American (Miami, Florida International University) college students. The Possible Selves Questionnaire and the Academic Motivation Scale were applied. It was found that Russian and American students that have a significant positive possible self in the academic domain have a higher motivation to accomplish things compared to those who do not have this image of the future. It was demonstrated that among Russian students attributes of positive possible selves (time spent thinking, actual achievement strategies, obstacles) are connected with self-development motivation. American students are characterized by interrelationships between attributes of positive possible selves (time spent thinking, perceived efficacy, outcome expectancy, importance, obstacles) and motivation to accomplish things, as well as partly other types of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The Russian students did not demonstrate any significant interrelationships between attributes of negative possible selves and academic motivation, while the Americans revealed the interrelationships between the outcome expectancy to avoid a negative possible self and motivation to accomplish things, as well as introjected motivation. The research results are discussed from the self-regulation perspective and in the context of socio-cultural differences.

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 272
Author(s):  
Farnaz Mehdipour Maralani

<p>This study investigated the mediation role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in the relationship between creative educational environment and metacognitive self-regulation. Participants were 300 girls, selected randomly from the girl hostel in university of Tehran. Participants completed Akoal’s creative educational environment questionnaire, AMS academic motivation questionnaire and self-regulated learning strategies questionnaire MSLQ. To examine reliability of measures, Cronbach alpha coefficient and to determine validity factor analysis were used. The path diagram of hypothetical model was tested. Findings revealed the relationship between the models variables. So, teachers who want their students have a high intrinsic motivation in addition to create a conditions for free choice, should be confide the students, support ideas and give time to the idea, consider duties that are challengeable, teach debate, conflict and risk to their students and also with regard to the vitality, joy, dynamism and humor, create education environment for the development of their creativity. By creating such an environment, intrinsic motivation and using meta-cognitive self regulation becomes more. Implications and suggestions for future studies are discussed.</p>


NASPA Journal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kellah M. Edens

College students are sleeping less during the week than reported a few years ago. Lack of sleep among college students has been identified as one of the top three healthrelated impediments to academic performance by the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment survey; and it is associated with lower grades, incompletion of courses, as well as negative moods. This research examines the underlying dynamics of lack of sleep on academic motivation, a key predictor of academic performance. Specifically, the relationship of sleep habits with self-efficacy, performance versus mastery goal orientation, persistence, and tendency to procrastinate were investigated. Findings indicate that 42% of the participants (159 students out of a total of 377) experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS); and those identified with EDS tend: (1) to be motivated by performance goals rather than mastery goals; (2) to engage in procrastination (a self-handicapping strategy) to a greater extent than students who are rested; and (3) to have decreased self-efficacy, as compared to students not reporting EDS. Several recommendations for campus health professionals to consider for a Healthy Campus Initiative are made based on the findings.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-347
Author(s):  
Eylem PASLI GÜRDOĞAN

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between nursing students’ awareness and attitudes towards research and developments and their academic motivation levels. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with students from nursing department of faculty of health sciences of a university in Turkey (n=460). Data were collected using the questionnaire form which included the socio-demographic characteristics of those students, “Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale” and “Academic Motivation Scale”. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, Pearson’s correlation analysis, Student’s t, and One Way Anova tests. The mean age of the students was 20.56±1.52. 81.1% were female and 28.7% were in their first year. The average score of the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale was 120.54±17.46. The students’ mean score on intrinsic motivation subscale was 57.20±13.45, on extrinsic motivation subscale was 61.96±11.50 and on amotivation subscale was 10.12±5.87 in Academic Motivation Scale. The level of the students’ awareness and attitudes towards research and developments has a positive correlation with the levels of their intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and a negative correlation with the level of their amotivation (p<0.05). The average score of the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale were statistically significantly different in the gender, the status of their following scientific publications and the positions they wanted to work after graduation (p<0.05). It has been determined that the students have high level of awareness and attitudes towards research and development, and their academic motivation levels affect their awareness and attitudes towards research and development.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
Su warti ◽  
Hana Ayu Amalia

This study aims to test the relationship between self-regulation and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). This research was conducted on 100 college students of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia, from representatives of 11 faculties. The data collection method used the FoMO scale and the self-regulation scale. The reliability test used Cronbach’s alpha, and the validity test used the product-moment correlation technique. Validity Test uses product-moment correlation technique, while Reliability Test uses alpha Cronbach. Test validity with N = 40 and table = 0.312 (p=0.05). FoMO scale of 40 items. There were 31 valid items and nine deciduous items moving from 0.334 to 0.715 with a reliability of 0.916. At the same time, the scale of self-regulation is as much as 50 items. There were 38 valid items and 12 deciduous items moving from 0.316 to 0.704 with reliability of 0.925. Based on the results of the study obtained Fcount = 0.739 with Ftable=1.69 (F count < Ftable) and r count = -0.595 with p = 0.000 (p < 0.05) so based on the results of the analysis that there is a significant relationship between FoMO and self-regulation in students Instagram users at Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Indonesia. The correlation result indicates a negative value, meaning the higher the self-regulation, the lower the FoMO, or the lower the self-regulation, the higher the FoMO. Then obtained the value of coefficient self-regulation variable determination against FoMO of 35.4%


2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 572-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mine Isiksal

The purpose of this study was to investigate Turkish and American undergraduate students' academic motivation and academic self-concept scores regarding the years that they spent in university. The analysis was based on 566 (284 Turkish, 282 American) undergraduate students where, Academic Motivation Scale and Academic Self-Concept Scale were used as measuring instruments. The results showed that there was a statistical significant effect of nationality and number of years spent in university on undergraduate students' intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and self-concept scores. Turkish students had higher intrinsic scores whereas American students had higher extrinsic scores and more positive academic-self concept compared to Turkish partners. Regarding grade level, senior students from both cultures had higher intrinsic motivation and academic self-concept scores compared to other grade levels. In terms of extrinsic motivation, there is steady decline in American students' scores as grade level increases. On the other hand, Turkish undergraduates' extrinsic scores decrease in the second year but increase in the third and fourth year of university education. Results were discussed by taking into consideration the social and cultural differences between two nations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 532-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dante D. Dixson ◽  
David Stevens

In a sample of 117 African American students, we examined how well hope predicts five psychosocial variables—school belonging, academic self-concept, goal valuation, attitude toward teachers, and academic motivation/self-regulation—that altogether make up an achievement-oriented psychosocial profile. Results indicated that, after controlling for demographics and previous achievement, the subscales of hope accounted for a meaningful portion of all five psychosocial variables, ranging from 17.2% to 29.9%. The agency subscale of hope was a significant predictor of all five psychosocial variables, while pathways was only a significant predictor of goal valuation and academic self-concept. Given that several quick and effective universal hope interventions have been developed, these results suggest that hope may be a promising avenue to improve the achievement-related outcomes of African American students as well as aid in mitigating the achievement gap.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 3384-3396
Author(s):  
Eli Andrade Rocha Prates ◽  
Maria Cristina Rodrigues Azevedo Joly

A motivação tem-se destacado como um construto importante para o ensino eficaz e aprendizagem significativa. A busca dos profissionais da educação é por estratégias e procedimentos mais eficazes para que os estudantes  aprendam e apliquem os conhecimentos adquiridos nas universidades. Nesse sentido, este estudo consistiu na aplicação da Escala de Motivação Acadêmica (EMA), baseada na Teoria da Autorregulação, em 814 universitários paulistas e mineiros, sendo 70,3% do gênero feminino, com faixa etária de 18 a 62 anos, dos cursos de administração (57,3%), psicologia (27,2%) e pedagogia (15,5%). Constatou-se que os estudantes apresentaram menor média para o fator motivação extrínseca por recompensas sociais e média maior no fator motivação intrínseca, demonstrando ser esta a motivação que os alunos entendem como a que melhor proporciona aprendizagem. Verificou-se, também, uma alteração no continuum de autorregulação; que as mulheres balizam mais seu estudo pela motivação intrínseca; que quanto mais os universitários avançam em idade, mais a motivação intrínseca sobressai. Olhando-se para os semestres, concluiu-se que a motivação permeia todos eles, sendo fator importante para a didática. Verificou-se também que o curso de administração mostrou-se mais dependente da motivação extrínseca para o estudo, enquanto os cursos de pedagogia e psicologia se aproximaram muito mais da motivação intrínseca. A hipótese da necessidade de refinamento dos itens que medem a motivação extrínseca e a ampliação e diversificação da amostra oportunizariam o aprofundamento da investigação.     Motivation has stood out as an important construct for effective teaching and meaningful learning. The search for educational professionals is for more effective strategies and procedures for students to learn and apply the knowledge acquired in universities. In this sense, this study consisted in the application of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS), based on the Theory of Self-Regulation, in 814 college students from São Paulo and Minas Gerais, being 70.3% female, with ages ranging from 18 to 62 years old, from business administration (57.3%), psychology (27.2%) and pedagogy (15.5%). It was verified that the students presented a lower average for the extrinsic motivation factor due to social rewards and a higher average in the intrinsic motivation factor, demonstrating that this is the motivation that the students understand as the one that best provides learning. It was also verified that there was a change in the continuum of self-regulation, that women are more motivated by intrinsic motivation, and that the older the students get, the more intrinsic motivation stands out. Looking at the semesters, it was concluded that motivation permeates all of them, being an important factor for didactics. It was also verified that the business administration course proved to be more dependent on extrinsic motivation for study, while the pedagogy and psychology courses were much closer to intrinsic motivation. The hypothesis of the need for refinement of the items that measure extrinsic motivation and the expansion and diversification of the sample would provide an opportunity to deepen the investigation.  


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-14
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Pournaghi Azar ◽  
Parnian Alizadeh Oskoee ◽  
Saeedeh Ghaffarifar ◽  
Nafiseh Vahed ◽  
Saba Shamekhi

Background: Health professions students often experience stress and potential burnout while completing their entry-to-practice education; therefore, detecting and monitoring burn out among these students is paramount. This study compared motivation domains and determined the relationship between motivation and academic burnout among students of the Dental Faculty at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This analytical study was conducted longitudinally with dental students at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences beginning from 2012, the first semester of the participating first-year students and then in the final semester when the same students graduated in 2017.All students (N = 110) were invited to participate. Academic motivation was assessed using the Valler and Academic Motivation Scale. Comparison between first and last semester motivation scores and the relationship between academic motivation level and burnout subscales was determined using independent t-tests and Pearson’s correlation coefficient tests. SPSS was used for the statistical analysis; P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Gender had a statistically significant effect on extrinsic motivation and a motivation: in both the first and last semesters, male students were less extrinsically motivated (P < 0.05).Pearson’s correlation coefficient test found a significant inverse correlation between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of students in their final semester and the academic efficacy (EF)subscale (r = -0.25, P = 0.015; r = -0.21, P = 0.03, respectively). Conclusion: Results showed that although there was a decrease in motivation level, students had high motivation and low burnout level in their final semester compared to their first semester. Extrinsic motivation was higher than intrinsic at both stages


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