Analysis of Learning Motivation in Industrial Engineering Teaching in University of Extremadura (Spain)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results
3.1. Internal Consistency of the Instrument
3.2. Scores
3.3. Percentiles
3.4. Correlations among Scales and among Dimensions
3.5. Students’ Motivation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dimensions | Levels | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Medium | Low | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Motivation to learn | 42 | 72.4% | 14 | 24.1% | 2 | 3.5% |
Motivation to results | 30 | 51.7% | 26 | 44.8% | 2 | 3.5% |
Fear to failure | 12 | 20.7% | 28 | 48.3% | 18 | 31.0% |
Dimensions | Levels | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Medium | Low | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
High capacity for work and performance | 38 | 64.4% | 20 | 34.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Intrinsic motivation | 20 | 34.5% | 32 | 55.2% | 6 | 10.3% |
Ambition | 22 | 37.9% | 34 | 58.5% | 2 | 3.5% |
Anxiety inhibiting performance | 12 | 20.7% | 28 | 48.3% | 18 | 31.0% |
Anxiety enabling performance | 26 | 44.8% | 24 | 42.4% | 8 | 13.8% |
Laziness | 4 | 6.9% | 46 | 79.3% | 8 | 13.8% |
Levels | Dimensions | ||
---|---|---|---|
Motivation to Learn | Motivation to Results | Fear of Failure | |
High | 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 20, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58 | 4, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 38, 39, 41, 47, 49, 52, 54, 56, 57, 58 | 5, 6, 8, 11, 17, 18, 32, 43, 50, 52, 55, 56 |
Medium | 4, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 22, 25, 26, 31, 36, 47, 54 | 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 55 | 4, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 47, 49, 53, 57 |
Low | 28, 41 | 1, 40 | 1, 9, 13, 14, 19, 24, 25, 31, 35, 36, 40, 44, 45, 46, 48, 51, 54, 58 |
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Sánchez-Barroso, G.; González-Domínguez, J.; García-Sanz-Calcedo, J.; Zamora-Polo, F. Analysis of Learning Motivation in Industrial Engineering Teaching in University of Extremadura (Spain). Sustainability 2020, 12, 4987. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124987
Sánchez-Barroso G, González-Domínguez J, García-Sanz-Calcedo J, Zamora-Polo F. Analysis of Learning Motivation in Industrial Engineering Teaching in University of Extremadura (Spain). Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):4987. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124987
Chicago/Turabian StyleSánchez-Barroso, Gonzalo, Jaime González-Domínguez, Justo García-Sanz-Calcedo, and Francisco Zamora-Polo. 2020. "Analysis of Learning Motivation in Industrial Engineering Teaching in University of Extremadura (Spain)" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 4987. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124987
APA StyleSánchez-Barroso, G., González-Domínguez, J., García-Sanz-Calcedo, J., & Zamora-Polo, F. (2020). Analysis of Learning Motivation in Industrial Engineering Teaching in University of Extremadura (Spain). Sustainability, 12(12), 4987. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124987