Analysis of Learning Motivation in Industrial Engineering Teaching in University of Extremadura (Spain)

Gonzalo Sánchez-Barroso, Jaime González-Domínguez, Justo García-Sanz-Calcedo and Francisco Zamora-Polo
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Gonzalo Sánchez-Barroso: Industrial Engineering School, University of Extremadura, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Jaime González-Domínguez: Industrial Engineering School, University of Extremadura, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Justo García-Sanz-Calcedo: Industrial Engineering School, University of Extremadura, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Francisco Zamora-Polo: Dpto. Ingeniería del Diseño, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, Virgen de África, 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-11

Abstract: Motivational orientations predispose and condition behaviour, and determine the degree of assimilation of concepts by students during their training stage. Knowing them allows professors to conduct their lessons in order to favour maximum achievement for students. The objective of this work is to evaluate the motivation that guides the learning process of Industrial Engineering students at the University of Extremadura (Spain). About three quarters of the students present a high motivation for learning; half of them tend to be result-oriented and less than 10% show a high level of fear of failure. Homogeneous groups were formed based on the level of each dimension, and influential teaching methodologies were discussed. Therefore, it is possible to create a context that favors the acquisition of knowledge by students according to their motivations, and thus achieve maximum academic performance from them. The results shown here may be interesting for the design of promotional activities for SDGs in the university context.

Keywords: motivation; higher education; industrial engineering; teaching; engineering education; SDG (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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