Achieving good study results depends on the readiness and willingness of the student, as besides the previous knowledge, experiences and talent motivation plays the key role. In my thesis I have analyzed motivation levels of the Faculty of Administration students and the analysis proved motivation to be one of the main issues in their studies. For my thesis I have collected and studied all the required literature on motivation, education and learning. I was also interested in the key characteristics of a successful students and a "good lecturer" and used these in my subsequent comparison and as a guide to my analysis. I followed the theoretical part with a survey questionnaire, in which I was asking the students of Faculty of Administration about their demographics and their motivation. I was interested in what exactly motivates their studies, how do they view a successful student and what do they think defines a "good lecturer".
100 students of both sexes took part in my survey. The results have shown that the majority of responding students are always lacking proper motivation and rarely find the will to study hard. An interesting result was also that the student doesn't view a bad grade as a source of motivation, as they attribute it to their own unwillingness to study, they consider it their own fault. My survey identified the certificate of graduation (i. e. bachelor, Masters or Doctoral degree) as the student's main source of motivation. They attribute the lack of motivation to study mainly to their belief that the study subjects are useless and that they started studying or preparing to study too late. I have followed the study findings with my suggestions for improvements or addressing these problems.
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