Motivação acadêmica: estudo exploratório com estudantes do curso de Administração da UFMS/CPNA.

Abstract

Student motivation in higher education is a topic that is increasingly becoming the focus of discussion. Various theories attempt to explain motivation in different contexts, and when it comes to motivation in undergraduate programs, recent theories such as Self-Determination Theory stand out. Thus, following a review of the existing literature on this theory and the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS), this article aimed to analyze the motivation levels of a Business Administration class over the course of one year and three months, at the FederalvUniversity of Mato Grosso do Sul, Nova Andradina campus. The results showed that the students exhibited motivation regulated by external socioeconomic influences, but that they tend to achieve more independent levels of motivation.