In Slovenia, a matura exam represents the final external exam with which pupils finish their secondary education. There are factors which influence the success at the matura exam and knowing them can lead to the positive changes in the fields of studying and educating. The aim of this master's thesis is to find out whether personal traits, motivational and learning factors and test anxiety are connected with the accomplishments achieved by the pupils at the general matura. The research has been carried out in two parts. Namely, the first part was carried out in April and May in 2022. Then, the second part was carried out in July 2022. There were 107 pupils of year four of the grammar school surveyed. To measure the constructs The Big Five Inventory (BFI) and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) were used. In the second part of the survey, we obtained information of pupils' results at the matura exam. The results showed that the learning strategies and personal traits do not correlate with the achievements at the matura exam. The motivation scale Evaluation of material positively correlates with the achievement at the matura exam, the remaining scales of learning motivation do not correlate with the achievement at the matura exam. Test anxiety negatively correlates with the matura achievements. This means that pupils with low test anxiety achieve more points at the matura exam. During the matura exam period pupils find the amount of the study material the most stressful. Moreover, most pupils believe that the matura exam does not show their actual knowledge having been gained during the high school education and it is therefore not an appropriate way to finish the high school. So, the research represents a good starting point for further studies into the factors affecting success at the matura exam. Moreover, there could be new ideas formed with the aim to prepare the pupils for the exam.
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