Motivações e desempenho de estudantes universitários

Arménio Rego (*)

 

RESUMO

O estudo debruça-se sobre a relação dos motivos de sucesso, afiliação e poder com o desempenho escolar de estudantes universitários. A amostra é constituída por 310 estudantes de três cursos da Universidade de Aveiro. Os resultados mostram que a motivação para a afiliação se relaciona nula ou negativamente com o desempenho. A relação positiva dos motivos de sucesso e poder com o desempenho é contingente da dificuldade percepcionada pelos estudantes. Os motivos e os factores de dificuldade explicam uma percentagem da variância nas notas de curso que se situa em torno de 15%.

Palavras-chave: Motivos, desempenho académico, dificuldade percepcionada.

 

 

ABSTRACT

The study aims to show how achievement, affiliation and power motives relate to academic performance of university students. The sample comprises 310 students belonging to three undergraduate courses from the University of Aveiro. The results suggest that: a) affiliation relates null or negatively with performance; b) achievement and power motives relate positively with performance, but this relationship is moderated by the level of dificulty as perceived by students. Motives and perceived difficulty explain around 15% of performance variance.

Key words: Motives, academic performance, perceived difficulty.

 

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(*)Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro