Essays about: "motivational orientation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words motivational orientation.

  1. 1. Motivation among high and low achievers in English : A qualitative study of students’ motivational orientation in an upper-secondary school in Sweden

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Bian Solmaz; [2022]
    Keywords : Motivation; integrative; instrumental; orientations; L2 English; education; thematic analysis; interviews; upper-secondary school; Sweden; achievement;

    Abstract : The aim of this degree project was to identify motivational orientations among upper-secondary school students in grade 12. A qualitative approach, namely analysis of interviews, was used to explore six participants’ views on and reasons for learning the English language. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Motivational Orientation on Entrepreneurial Well-Being

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johannes Benjamin Dancker; Michael Klyeisen; [2020]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurial well-being; eudaimonic orientation of motivation; social entrepreneurship; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Different from the short-lived pleasure of hedonic well-being, eudaimonic well-being conceptualizes the often effortful but fulfilling nature of self-actualization. Eudaimonia has recently started to attract attention in entrepreneurship literature because it promises to reflect the specific attributes of entrepreneurial well-being. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perceived Psychological Safety and Causal Attributions of Errors of Working Students: The Mediating Role of Error Orientation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Leonie Kauke; Laura Noack; [2020]
    Keywords : perceived psychological safety; error orientation; causal attributions of errors; working students;

    Abstract : Given that causal attributions of errors contain different motivational and behavioral implications for learning from errors, it is highly relevant for organizations to thoroughly understand the factors that promote functional attributions. This study set out to investigate whether perceived psychological safety is an antecedent of functional and dysfunctional causal attributions of errors and whether this association is mediated by error orientation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sport Structure and Goal Oriented Motivation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Björn Nilsson; John Linder; [2020]
    Keywords : goal orientation; sport structure; TEOSQ; rock climbing; squash; målorientering; sportstruktur; TEOSQ; klättring; squash;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to assess differences in goal orientation between athletes practicing two different sports. These sports differ structurally in how they are performed and in regard to factors influencing goal orientation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Motivation on Twitter : A qualitative study examining motivational factors for political participation in #svpol

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Author : Elisabeth Lenstierna; [2019]
    Keywords : #svpol; political participation; political commentary; semi-structured interviews SNS; Swedish politics; uses and gratifications; U G;

    Abstract : This work takes off in earlier studies concerning motivational factors to interact in various social media in relation to societal and political discussions. The aim for this study is to garner a deeper understanding about how users on Twitter are motivated to take part in debates beneath the hashtag #svpol. READ MORE