Motivational Factors for Learning in High School from the Perspective of Female Students of Pedagogical Faculties

Abstract

The article covers the motivation issue for learning. At different stages of education, some factors that motivate the school achievements are changing, depending on the age, the level of maturity of the student. Personality, intelligence, sex and psychosocial environment play a particularly important role. The research was aimed at analyzing selected factors that motivate students to attend high school. The study involved 180 first year female students who, on the basis of their recent experience, made a subjective, retrospective evaluation of their school situation, level of school achievement and motivators which determine success in school. Studies have confirmed that special importance should be assigned to the personality of the teacher. In addition it was found, there was a relationship between the level of students achievement and the specific motivat-ing factors for learning.