Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical"
Background. In Moscow schools there is a programme for vocational guidance for schoolchildren. One of these projects includes specialized classes in the project "Mathematical Vertical" for schoolchildren of grades 7-9. However, at present, studies of various psychological aspects of the in...
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| description | Background. In Moscow schools there is a programme for vocational guidance for schoolchildren. One of these projects includes specialized classes in the project "Mathematical Vertical" for schoolchildren of grades 7-9. However, at present, studies of various psychological aspects of the influence of education on the personal characteristics of adolescents in special classes providing professional orientation for schoolchildren are not enough.
Objective of the study was to assess school motivation, meaningfulness of life, assertiveness, as well ae to identify differences in these indicators between students in the 7th grade of the "Mathematical Vertical" project and their peers in the regular class, as well as to determine the correlations between the indicators under consideration.
Methods. The questionnaire "Assessment of the level of school motivation" by N.G. Luskanova; the test by D.A. Leontiev to assess the level of meaningful life orientations; the assertiveness test by V. Capponi and T. Novak were used.
Sample. The material was obtained for 50 students of the 7th grade. 28 adolescents (of which 50 % were boys) were students in a “regular” class, 22 subjects were students in a mathematical class (73 % were boys). The average age of adolescents was 13 years.
Results. A low level of educational motivation was revealed among students in both classes. Male teenagers from the advanced mathematics class had a higher level of meaningfulness in life than their peers from the regular class. There were no gender differences in assertiveness test scores, while the number of assertive students was higher in the regular class compared to the maths class. The work also showed direct correlations between the levels of school motivation and meaningfulness of life, between assertiveness and meaningfulness of life.
Conclusion. It seems appropriate to introduce a number of measures in various classes of the school with the purpose of the development of assertiveness, awareness and formation of life meanings and orientations, an active position in relation to one’s own life, which can positively affect the level of school motivation.
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| spelling | doaj.art-69a09764f4e748a5999dfbc799eee7282024-02-05T11:04:39ZrusLomonosov Moscow State UniversityВестник Московского университета. Серия 14: Психология0137-09362309-98522023-12-0146420322610.11621/LPJ-23-45Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical"Alexander G. Belyaev 0Valery S. Agapov1Svetlana V. Feoktistova2Russian New University, Moscow, Russian FederationRussian New University, Moscow, Russian FederationRussian New University, Moscow, Russian FederationBackground. In Moscow schools there is a programme for vocational guidance for schoolchildren. One of these projects includes specialized classes in the project "Mathematical Vertical" for schoolchildren of grades 7-9. However, at present, studies of various psychological aspects of the influence of education on the personal characteristics of adolescents in special classes providing professional orientation for schoolchildren are not enough. Objective of the study was to assess school motivation, meaningfulness of life, assertiveness, as well ae to identify differences in these indicators between students in the 7th grade of the "Mathematical Vertical" project and their peers in the regular class, as well as to determine the correlations between the indicators under consideration. Methods. The questionnaire "Assessment of the level of school motivation" by N.G. Luskanova; the test by D.A. Leontiev to assess the level of meaningful life orientations; the assertiveness test by V. Capponi and T. Novak were used. Sample. The material was obtained for 50 students of the 7th grade. 28 adolescents (of which 50 % were boys) were students in a “regular” class, 22 subjects were students in a mathematical class (73 % were boys). The average age of adolescents was 13 years. Results. A low level of educational motivation was revealed among students in both classes. Male teenagers from the advanced mathematics class had a higher level of meaningfulness in life than their peers from the regular class. There were no gender differences in assertiveness test scores, while the number of assertive students was higher in the regular class compared to the maths class. The work also showed direct correlations between the levels of school motivation and meaningfulness of life, between assertiveness and meaningfulness of life. Conclusion. It seems appropriate to introduce a number of measures in various classes of the school with the purpose of the development of assertiveness, awareness and formation of life meanings and orientations, an active position in relation to one’s own life, which can positively affect the level of school motivation. https://msupsyj.ru/articles/article/9985/career guidancemotivationassertivenessmeaningful life orientationsmathematical classpre-profile trainingcorrelation analysis |
| spellingShingle | Alexander G. Belyaev Valery S. Agapov Svetlana V. Feoktistova Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical" Вестник Московского университета. Серия 14: Психология career guidance motivation assertiveness meaningful life orientations mathematical class pre-profile training correlation analysis |
| title | Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical" |
| title_full | Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical" |
| title_fullStr | Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical" |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical" |
| title_short | Academic Motivation, Meaning of Life, and Assertiveness in Seventh Grade Students of the Project "Mathematical Vertical" |
| title_sort | academic motivation meaning of life and assertiveness in seventh grade students of the project mathematical vertical |
| topic | career guidance motivation assertiveness meaningful life orientations mathematical class pre-profile training correlation analysis |
| url | https://msupsyj.ru/articles/article/9985/ |
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