Exploring relationships between college students' learning styles and motivation.
A pilot study explored the relationships between learning styles and motivation for a sample of 103 undergraduate and graduate students who completed both the Approaches to Studying Inventory and the Motivation Sources Inventory online. A significant positive but small correlation was found between scores on Surface Apathetic Approach and on Self-concept Internal motivation (r =.32, p< .01). Significant negative correlations were found between scores on Surface Apathetic Approach and on Self-concept External motivation (r = -.32, p < .01), and for Strategic Approach and Self-concept Internal (r =-.37, p<.01). Implications and further research are discussed.
Fritz
Susan
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Department of Ag. Leadership, Education and Communication, 300 Agriculture Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0709, USA. Sfritz1@unl.edu
Speth
Carol
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Barbuto
John E
JE
Boren
Amy
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D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009042:Motivation; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities