Análisis de la naturaleza motivacional de la elección de estudios en Bachillerato

High school is a key stage in which stu dents must make decisions that will shape their academic future. This study analyses the internal and external motivations that influence student choice in an upper se condary education programme. A sample of 234 students at this stage in Spain was studied. An...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sánchez-Martín, Jesús, Zamora Polo, Francisco, Moreno Losada, José, Corrales-Serrano, Mario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/218021
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.6018/educatio.633211
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/218021
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Motivación extrínseca
Modalidad de estudios
Ciencias Sociales
Bachillerato
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Mode of study
Social sciences
High-school
Motivation intrinsèque
Motivation extrinsèque
Modalité d’études
Baccalauréat
Motivación intrínseca
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
Descripción
Sumario:High school is a key stage in which stu dents must make decisions that will shape their academic future. This study analyses the internal and external motivations that influence student choice in an upper se condary education programme. A sample of 234 students at this stage in Spain was studied. An ad hoc questionnaire with 21 Likert-type items was administered, and comparative analyses were performed using Student’s t-tests to determine the incidence of internal and external motivations in each modality. The results show a predominance of external motivation in both science and technology and social science students, although in the latter the difference between internal and external motivation is smaller. These findings de monstrate the coexistence of both types of motivation and the need to strengthen teaching strategies that promote better acquisition of content and skills to refine programme choice.