Relationship between motivation, locus of control, studying habits and performance in University Students from the Industrial and Systems Faculty from the National Engineering University

Authors

  • Mario Heinrich Fisfalen Huerta Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21754/tecnia.v26i1.6

Keywords:

academic performance, study habits, need for achievement, need for affiliation, need for power, control-D locus

Abstract

The academic performance of students depends on a number of factors, mostly psycological; within which studying habits play an important role, as well as student motivation and locus of control. In this work, a study of the relationship between academic performance, study habits, motivation and locus of control is made; analyzing the impact of the last three variables over the first. For which the survey technique is applied and scales of motivation, study habits and locus of control; analyzing the results with the use of statistical techniques such as correlation analysis, analysis of variance and correlation analysis. The study results show that the study habits and motivation for affiliation and motivation to achieve significant impact on the academic performance of the sample, formed by students of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

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Published

2016-06-01

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M. H. Fisfalen Huerta, “Relationship between motivation, locus of control, studying habits and performance in University Students from the Industrial and Systems Faculty from the National Engineering University”, TEC, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 45–56, Jun. 2016.

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2016)

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