The motivation in elementary school students and the beliefs and attitudes of parents

Authors

  • Selma de Cássia Martinelli Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil
  • Elaine Cristiane Aguena Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v14i1.2062

Keywords:

Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, parents, family

Abstract

Scientific literature about motivation in education is considerably growing in the last two decades. Family is being considered as an important variable in studies related to apprenticeship procedure at school. Considering the importance of these variables, this paper has as a purpose described possible relations between student’s mot ivations and his parent’s beliefs and attitudes. In this study took part 262 elementary school students from 3° and 5° grades of both sexes e his parents. It was used two evaluating scales: the Scholar Motivation Evaluated Scale (EAME-IJ) and the Parents Beliefs and Attitude Evaluated Scale (EACAP). This paper’s results had shown a correlation between student’s motivation and the parents beliefs.

Author Biography

  • Selma de Cássia Martinelli, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil
    Doutora em Educação na área de Psicologia Educacional pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Professora do
    Departamento de Psicologia Educacional e Coordenadora do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Psicopedagogia da
    Faculdade de Educação da Unicamp

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Published

2011-07-18

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Investigaciones

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Martinelli, S. de C., & Aguena, E. C. (2011). The motivation in elementary school students and the beliefs and attitudes of parents. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 14(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v14i1.2062