Strategies for regulating motivation and motivation to learn of High School students

GÓES, Natália Moraes; BORUCHOVITCH, Evely

doi:10.1590/1982-0275202239e210046

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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY • Estud. psicol. 39 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0275202239e210046 copy

Strategies for regulating motivation and motivation to learn of High School students

As estratégias de regulação da motivação e a motivação para aprender de estudantes do Ensino Médio

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate motivational regulation strategies and motivation to learn of High School students, as well as to examine the intercorrelations between these two variables and their relationships with sociodemographic variables. The sample of the study was composed of 233 students from two public schools, who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and two Likert scales. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics procedures. Results revealed that students seem to use motivational regulation strategies and generally feel motivated to learn. Female students reported using significantly more strategies to stay motivated than did males. Positive and significant correlations were found within the factors of the motivational regulation strategies scale and between the two scales. It is expected that the present study stimulates further research and contributes to the design of interventions to strengthen students´ motivation to learn.

Keywords
Brazilian students; High school; Motivation regulation

Factors	Motivational Regulation Scale^* * N = 233. Max: Maximum; Min: Minimum.
Factors	α	Mean	Mín	Median	Máx
1. Interest enhancement	0.838	3.99	1.00	4.13	7.00
2. Performance self-talk	0.905	5.81	1.00	6.20	7.00
3. Self-consequating	0.881	4.11	1.00	4.25	7.00
4. Mastery self-talk	0.825	4.21	1.00	4.25	7.00
5. Environmental control	0.834	5.06	1.00	5.25	7.00
	Learning and study strategies Inventory^* * N = 233. Max: Maximum; Min: Minimum.
	α	Mean	Mín	Median	Máx
Motivation Scale	0.788	3.28	1.25	3.25	5.00

Motivational Regulation Scale
		Gender (Male = 100; Female = 133)
Factors		Male						Female					z		p
Factors		M		Mdn				M			Mdn		z		p
Factor 1		3.96		4.06				4.01			4.13		0.16		0.875
Factor 2		5.56		5.90				5.99			6.40		2.40		0.016
Factor 3		3.61		3.75				4.49			4.75		3.82		< 0.001
Factor 4		4.04		4.25				4.34			4.50		1.48		0.140
Factor 5		4.59		4.88				5.41			5.75		3.69		< 0.001
		Repetition (Yes = 50; No = 183)
Factors		Yes						No					z		p
Factors		M		Mdn				M			Mdn		z		p
Factor 1		4.02		4.13				3.98			4.13		0.07		0.945
Factor 2		5.62		6.00				5.86			6.20		0.86		0.392
Factor 3		3.74		3.63				4.22			4.25		1.57		0.116
Factor 4		4.39		4.38				4.16			4.25		0.77		0.442
Factor 5		4.85		5.00				5.12			5.50		0.97		0.334
		Age (14-15 years = 75; 16 years = 93; 17-19 years = 65)
Factors		14-15			16				17-19			χ²		p
Factors		M	Mdn		M	Mdn			M	Mdn		χ²		p
Factor 1		4.02	4.38		3.84	3.88			4.16	4.13		1.92		0.382
Factor 2		5.84	6.20		5.71	6.20			5.90	6.40		0.47		0.792
Factor 3		4.15	4.25		4.21	4.50			3.94	4.00		0.79		0.672
Factor 4		4.24	4.50		4.20	4.25			4.18	4.25		0.18		0.912
Factor 5		4.77	5.00		5.28	5.50			5.07	5.25		5.75		0.056
		High School year (1° = 84; 2° = 65; 3° = 84)
Factors		1°			2°				3°				χ²		p
Factors		M	Mdn		M		Mdn		M			Mdn	χ²		p
Factor 1		3.97	4.19		4.08		4.25		3.94			3.94	0.86		0.649
Factor 2		5.73	6.10		5.88		6.40		5.82			6.20	0.97		0.615
Factor 3		4.22	4.25		3.92		3.50		4.16			4.25	1.22		0.545
Factor 4		4.29	4.38		4.16		4.25		4.17			4.25	0.32		0.851
Factor 5		4.84	5.00		5.08		5.50		5.26			5.75	3.55		0.169
Learning and study strategies Inventory
Motivation Scale						M		Mdn		z				p
Gender
	Male (n = 100)					3.09		3.06		3.26				0.001
	Female (n =133)					3.43		3.50		3.26				0.001
Repetition
	Yes (n = 50)					3.10		3.13		1.92				0.055
	No (n =183)					3.33		3.38		1.92				0.055
Age										χ²				p
	14-15 years (n =75)					3.25		3.38		2.46				0.292
	16 years (n = 93)					3.36		3.38
	17-19 years (n = 65)					3.21		3.13
High School year
	1º (n = 84)					3.19		3.25		1.35				0.509
	2º (n = 65)					3.36		3.25
	3º (n = 84)					3.31		3.25

Factors	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4	Factor 5
Factor 2	r = 0.236
Factor 2	p = 0.000
Factor 3	r = 0.324	r = 0.353
Factor 3	p = 0.000	p = 0.000
Factor 4	r = 0.461 p = 0.000	r = 0.435 p = 0.000	r = 0.481 p = 0.000
Factor 5	r = 0.317	r = 0.429	r = 0.396	r = 0.466
Factor 5	p = 0.000	p = 0.000	p = 0.000	p = 0.000
LASSI Motivation	r = 0.274	r = 0.413	r = 0.349	r = 0.363	r = 0.351
LASSI Motivation	p = 0.000	p = 0.000	p = 0.000	p = 0.000	p = 0.000

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[1] Correspondence to: E. BORUCHOVITCH. E-mail: evely@unicamp.br.