ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FOR ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS AMONG INFORMATION SYSTEMS STUDENTS

Abstract

Personal motivation to carry out an activity, in most cases, is intrinsically influenced. The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between one of the intrinsic factors (Intrinsic Motivation for Achievement) and performance in Probability and Statistics. The Study was developed with 98 students enrolled in the 3rd semester of the Information Systems course. The Academic Motivation Scale (EMA), developed by [1] (VALLERAND ET AL, 1989), was used for data collection. An explanatory and non-experimental quantitative model was followed.  The Pearson correlation between Intrinsic Motivation and Performance was positive and significant (p<0.05). This result is interesting since motivation correlated with subjects directly influences the teaching and learning process.

Keywords: Academic Motivation, Information Systems, Intrinsic Factor in Learning, Performance in Probability and Statistics.