Given an increasing number of teachers who find it difficult to engage students in teaching, it is important to find out but also to understand the reasons why students study geography. Furthermore, as results in education are based on student motivation, since motivation affects both the productive and the receptive knowledge, it is important to emphasize the importance of motivation as a key factor in education. Previous research in this field is deliberated, however, this study focuses on learners’ motivation. This study aims to investigate students’ reasons and their motivation to study geography but also to find out whether there are differences concerning motivation depending on the factors of age and gender. Moreover, a further purpose is to create a debate about the concept of motivation and present the significance of motivation in learning. To achieve the aim but also to answer the research questions, a qualitative method was used in this study in the form of a survey. This study consists of 66 participants, which are secondary school students and university students in Sweden. The respondents’ answers from the survey were converted into statistics and results are presented in table form and are based on Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination Continuum. Results show that there are statistically significant differences according to age and gender concerning intrinsic and integrated regulation. Based on the findings of this study, suggestions for increasing and developing teachers’ knowledge of motivation, since teachers have a predominant role in this. For this reason, this study is valuable from an educational perspective to create successful learning.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:su-185919 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Gonteva, Georgia |
| Publisher | Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för naturgeografi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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