RESEARCHING ON FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ LEARNING MOTIVATION AT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TRA VINH UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This article presents the research findings factors influencing on students’ learning motivation at School of Engineering and Technology, Tra Vinh University. The results show that there are six factors that influence the student’s motivation, in which, the factors of students support, quality of lectures, students’ life skills and training programs have negative correlation whereas the two other factors, facilities and students’ material life have positive correlation. Among the above factors, students support and students’ life skills are two novel factors affecting students’ motivation that not found in previous studies. The results are based on the survey report of 438 students in the mentioned School using SPSS software, version 20, and using Cronbach’s Alpha, Exploratory Factor Analysis and linear regression analysis.