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Zion W. Solomon; Sonya E. Munsell – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2024
The study explores the influence of motivation on college students' achievement, emphasizing the differential roles of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. 147 college students, aged eighteen to forty-two, completed a survey consisting of the Academic Motivation Scale and the Academic Success Inventory for College Students and provided their grade…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Motivation, Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration
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Aydug, Damla; Altinpulluk, Hakan – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2022
The aim of this study is to investigate the academic motivation levels of undergraduate students taking distance education during the pandemic in terms of various demographic and technology-related variables. The research was designed with survey model. Data of the study were collected from 170 undergraduate students. "Academic Motivation…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Goodell, Jessica – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite roughly 21.2 million veterans living in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012), only 2 million service members and their families were eligible for benefits under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (American Council on Education [ACE], 2008). Furthermore, less than 1 million beneficiaries received education…
Descriptors: Veterans, Coping, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Baker, Robert W.; Siryk, Bohdan – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1984
Administered the Academic Motivation Scale to three successive classes of college freshmen (N=944). Results indicated the Academic Motivation Scale's reliability was more than adequate for research use and significantly related to validity criteria reflecting motivation for academic work. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies