Academic Motivation of Sophomore and Junior Electrical Engineering Students

A. Gero, B. Catz

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Abstract

Given the importance of motivation in engineering education, the research described here analyzed the factors driving sophomore and junior students to study electrical engineering. The study involved 399 students (192 sophomore students and 207 junior students) at a leading technical university in Israel. At the beginning of the relevant year, the participants completed an anonymous Likert-like scale, based on self-determination theory. According to the results, both sophomore and junior students were mainly driven by autonomous factors. It was also revealed that the intrinsic motivation of junior students was significantly higher than that of sophomore students. Based on the curriculum, the paper provides a possible explanation for these findings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 46th ICT and Electronics Convention, MIPRO 2023 - Proceedings
EditorsDragan Cisic, Neven Vrcek, Marko Koricic, Vera Gradisnik, Karolj Skala, Zeljka Car, Marina Cicin-Sain, Snjezana Babic, Vlado Sruk, Dejan Skvorc, Alan Jovic, Stjepan Gros, Boris Vrdoljak, Edvard Tijan, Tihomir Katulic, Juraj Petrovic, Tihana Galinac Grbac, Lovro Bozicevic
Pages1595-1598
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9789532331042
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event46th ICT and Electronics Convention, MIPRO 2023 - Opatija, Croatia
Duration: 22 May 202326 May 2023

Publication series

Name2023 46th ICT and Electronics Convention, MIPRO 2023 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference46th ICT and Electronics Convention, MIPRO 2023
Country/TerritoryCroatia
CityOpatija
Period22/05/2326/05/23

Keywords

  • electrical engineering
  • junior students
  • motivation
  • sophomore students

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Instrumentation

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