Specifics of motivation of higher education students’ learning

UDC 378:316.6

DOI 10.20339/AM.08-23.088

Vera P. Musina, Cand. Sci. (Psychology), Lecturer at Saint Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work, e-mail: psyhologies05@mail.ru

The article reveals the specifics of motivation for teaching university students. A compiled and tested set of psycho-diagnostic techniques for studying the characteristics of the manifestation of learning motivation in university students is described. It is shown that students with low motivation for learning, compared with students with high motivation for learning, have a number of features in the motivational sphere and personality traits. Recommendations for the psychological services of the university on the development of learning motivation among university students are presented.

Keywords: learning motivation, students of the humanitarian profile of study, professional orientation of the personality, advisory assistance.

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