MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS WHILE STUDYING MATHEMATICS

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the study of the correlation between the motivation for studying the disciplines of the mathematical cycle by students of engineering specialties of a higher educational institution and the level of their knowledge of these disciplines. Statistical analysis of the results of the survey shows that students' attitude to mathematics is related to the level of knowledge of the subject. Interest in school and university mathematics courses, sufficiency of applied effort and orientation to success in acquiring knowledge and skills in mathematical disciplines at university, as well as the usefulness of mathematical knowledge for future educational and career aspirations differ for students with different levels of knowledge, and namely, the higher the level of students' knowledge, the higher the level of the specified motivational factors. Difficulties in learning mathematical disciplines and anxiety during control measures do not have a significant statistical correlation with the level of knowledge.