ERIC Number: EJ1353270
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Publication Date: 2022
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Determining the Learning Profile of Engineering Projects Students from Their Characteristic Motivational Profile
Botejara-Antúnez, Manuel; Sánchez-Barroso, Gonzalo; González-Domínguez, Jaime; García-Sanz-Calcedo, Justo
Education Sciences, v12 Article 256 2022
Engineering courses usually have a low success rate, and students that take them often consider them difficult and show little motivation towards them. In this context, it is essential to obtain information about the profile of the students so that the teaching can be adapted to their perceived needs and motivations as well to provide support to them. This descriptive-exploratory research study was carried out to determine the learning profile of engineering project students through their motivational profile based on five grouping variables (gender, type of high school of origin, access studies, specialty, repeater). The instrument used was a consolidated motivational assessment questionnaire consisting of items in a series of seven basic scales aligned and grouped together into three motivational dimensions (MAPE-3). As a result, a student profile was observed that was dominated by the dimension of motivation towards the task and characterized by a mixed reflective-practical learning profile based on analytical and predominantly practical individuals.
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Motivation, Cognitive Style, College Students, Personality Traits, Learning Processes
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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