Análise motivacional de estudantes do curso de ciências contábeis da UFPB Campus I

Abstract

Given the relevance of motivated students to learn about the subjects they chose as a goal of knowledge, it is necessary to study the level of motivation they have. In order to identify, based on the Self - Determination Theory, the level of motivation of beginners and graduates of the Course of Accounting Sciences of the UFPB - Campus I, this study aims to understand the degree of satisfaction of the student with the Course of Accounting Sciences. For the development of the present work, bibliographical researches of descriptive character were used, the survey research strategy was used. The data collection instrument called the Academic Motivation Scale - EMA, idealized by Vallerand et al. (1989). It was tried to demonstrate that the process of teaching and learning is quite complex, because it involves teachers and students, in their diverse motivational levels. The results show that students are motivated about the activities of the Course, as well as having chosen them, identify themselves with the profession, and seek to be connected to the means that add value to their goals, such as academic training.