A MOTIVAÇÃO EDUCACIONAL NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: UM ESTUDO DE CASO COM ALUNOS DO CURSO DE PEDAGOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL

Abstract

Motivation is a fundamental and indispensable condition for achieving personal, work and organizational goals. Motivation in higher education has been the target of research and studies to try to understand what motivates people and has been the search of numerous theorists concerned with improving human performance. Motivation is an impulse that encourages people to achieve their goals and thus improve their performance in studies provided by Distance Education, here represented by the application called Virtual Learning Environments (AVA). This work develops a study on motivation and aims to understand the motivational level of students in the Pedagogy course at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul – Aquidauana Campus. The questionnaire was created using Google Forms, formulated especially for this study, containing 20 questions, 16 objective questions and 4 essay questions, and applied via digital means such as cell phones and email. This is a qualitative-quantitative, exploratory-descriptive, cross-sectional study and, in addition to the field research study, a bibliographical study was also carried out addressing the theme of motivation, motivation in higher education and motivational theories in general. The study presented the following results: the majority are female students aged between 18 and 22, have a computer and carry out activities remotely, present feelings of anxiety when carrying out work remotely, however they feel motivated to carry out the activities, however the majority of students prefer that classes are taught in person on Campus. The results support the validity of the instrument and its use in the study of university motivation. Based on this research, it was concluded that the level of satisfaction of academics in relation to motivation was assessed. Keywords: Educational Motivation, Academic, EAD, AVA.