THE ANALYSIS OF STUDENT\u27S MOTIVATION AT THE FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION

Doseganje dobrih učnih oziroma študijskih rezultatov je odvisno od pripravljenosti in volje vsakega posameznika, saj ima poleg že osvojenega znanja, izkušenj, sposobnosti in talentov osrednjo vlogo pri tem motivacija. V diplomskem delu sem analiziral stopnjo motiviranosti pri študentih Fakultete za upravo, kar se je na podlagi raziskave izkazalo za resen problem. V diplomskem delu sem zbral in preučil vso potrebno literaturo o motivaciji, izobraževanju in učenju. Poleg omenjenega sem preučil tudi lastnosti uspešnega učenca in »dobrega predavatelja«, kar lahko služi za primerjavo oziroma zgled. Po teoretični preučitvi sem izvedel anketno raziskavo, v kateri sem študente omenjene fakultete poleg demografskih podatkov spraševal tudi po njihovi motivaciji. Spraševal sem jih tudi o tem, kaj je zanje motivacija za učenje oziroma študij, kako ocenjujejo uspešnega učenca ter katere so tiste lastnosti, ki po njihovem mnenju opredeljujejo »dobrega predavatelja«. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 100 študentov in študentk Fakultete za upravo. Na podlagi ankete sem ugotovil, da jim motivacije vedno primanjkuje in da jih redko zgrabi volja do učenja. Zanimivo je dejstvo, da študentom slaba ocena ne predstavlja dodatne motivacije, pri čemer slabo oceno pripisujejo odporu do učenja oziroma lastni krivdi. Raziskava pa je na drugi strani pokazala, da so za študente največja motivacijo za študij potrdila oziroma listine o zaključku šolanja (diploma, magisterij in doktorat). Po mnenju anketirancev se med glavne vzroke za upad motivacije uvrščata občutek o neuporabnosti oz. nekoristnosti predavane učne vsebine in nepravočasno učenje oziroma priprava na študijske obveznosti. Na podlagi ugotovitev sem oblikoval tudi predloge za izboljšanje problematičnega stanja.Achieving good study results depends on the readiness and willingness of the student, as besides the previous knowledge, experiences and talent motivation plays the key role. In my thesis I have analyzed motivation levels of the Faculty of Administration students and the analysis proved motivation to be one of the main issues in their studies. For my thesis I have collected and studied all the required literature on motivation, education and learning. I was also interested in the key characteristics of a successful students and a "good lecturer" and used these in my subsequent comparison and as a guide to my analysis. I followed the theoretical part with a survey questionnaire, in which I was asking the students of Faculty of Administration about their demographics and their motivation. I was interested in what exactly motivates their studies, how do they view a successful student and what do they think defines a "good lecturer". 100 students of both sexes took part in my survey. The results have shown that the majority of responding students are always lacking proper motivation and rarely find the will to study hard. An interesting result was also that the student doesn\u27t view a bad grade as a source of motivation, as they attribute it to their own unwillingness to study, they consider it their own fault. My survey identified the certificate of graduation (i. e. bachelor, Masters or Doctoral degree) as the student\u27s main source of motivation. They attribute the lack of motivation to study mainly to their belief that the study subjects are useless and that they started studying or preparing to study too late. I have followed the study findings with my suggestions for improvements or addressing these problems