Análisis de la incidencia de la motivación en el desempeño académico de los estudiantes de educación básica

Abstract

Abstract: Motivation is an element present in the actors that are part of the educational community; for it to exist within the academic context, it must be promoted by teachers and welcomed by students who will be the ones who will develop the impulse to learn. The objective of the work is to Analyze the impact of motivation on the academic performance of secondary basic education students of the Educational Unit Ab. Zenón Macías Vera from the Playas canton . For which a mixed investigation was used, using a qualitative and quantitative approach, where three instruments were applied for data collection, a survey directed at 52 high school students (fifth, sixth and seventh), an interview directed at 7 teachers and 5 observation sheets for classes taught in basic media. The results of the instruments show that motivation in students is low, therefore, academic performance is affected, however, it was possible to observe in the results how teachers carry out motivation activities within the classroom both at the beginning and at the end. during class hours.