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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2015, Vol. 6(3) 125-136

Competitiveness and Motivation for Education among University Students

Darja KOBAL GRUM, Bojan GRUM

pp. 125 - 136

Publish Date: July 31, 2015  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

The main research goal was to investigate the relationship between motivation for education and competitive attitude. 409 university students filled in a battery of questionnaires, including the Academic Motivation Scale (Vallerand et al., 1992), General Need Satisfaction Scale (Gagne, 2003), Competition Motivation Questionnaire (Franken & Brown, 1995), Hypercompetitive Attitude Scale (Ryckman et al., 1990) and Personal Development Competitive Attitude Scale (Ryckman et al., 1996). Comparing males and females, the results show significant differences in motivation for education and competitive attitude. We also found some significant differences with regard to students' study fields in motivation for education and hypercompetitive attitude. The findings of our research can be useful in improving the study process by stimulating intrinsic motivation and competition in the spirit of personal development.

Keywords: Motivation for education, competitive attitude, hyper-competitiveness, university students


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
GRUM, D.K., & GRUM, B. (2015). Competitiveness and Motivation for Education among University Students. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(3), 125-136.

Harvard
GRUM, D. and GRUM, B. (2015). Competitiveness and Motivation for Education among University Students. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(3), pp. 125-136.

Chicago 16th edition
GRUM, Darja KOBAL and Bojan GRUM (2015). "Competitiveness and Motivation for Education among University Students". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 6 (3):125-136.