Open AccessThe predictive role of life goals and self determination traits on academic performance in a Romanian STEMM and non-STEM undergraduate cohort
Author(s) -
Eszter Enikő Marschalkó,
Kinga Kálcza-Jánosi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
erdélyi pszichológiai szemle
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2286-0525
pISSN - 1454-797X
DOI - 10.24193/tjp.xx.2.2
Subject(s) - romanian , psychology , field (mathematics) , cohort , the arts , social psychology , political science , medicine , mathematics , philosophy , linguistics , pure mathematics , law
Based on self-determination theory (SDT) and the importance of intrinsic motivation and self-determination in academic performance we investigated the predictive role of intrinsic and extrinsic life goals (aspirations) and self-determination traits (perceived control, self-awareness) in undergraduate academic performance. We analyzed the predictive role of the above in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine), respectively non-STEMM/ non-STEM (Humanities, Arts, Literature, and Management) fields of study, taking into account the literature which indicates the differing demands of each field.