Relationship of workload and academic motivation among high school students

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Balázs Jagodics
Ramóna Varga
Szilvia Szénási
Katalin Nagy
Éva Szabó

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Student workload is a popular area of research, which is frequently measured by class hours and quantity of school-related tasks. On the other hand, is it possible to grasp students’ psychological strain by using the demand-resource theory, which provides the theoretical background of the present study. This framework can describe the factors leading to heavy demands, such as negative emotions and mental workload. Moreover, it can distinguish those resources (support of teachers, control and personal development) which can counter balance the effects of demands.
329 high school students participated in our survey study, in which the School Demand-Resource Questionnaire and the Academic Motivation Scale were used. The results of correlation analysis showed that the resources are positively linked to both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Demands were linked out of the motivational types only to the amotivation scale. Workload, which was defined by the difference between demands and resources, was connected negatively to motivation.
The results of the research could contribute to the understanding of psychological effects, which students face in school. The results could imply making resources available could reduce subjective workload. For example possibility of personal development, autonomy and control during studying, and support of both teachers and parents could be useful methods.

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Jagodics, B., Varga, R., Szénási, S., Nagy, K., & Szabó, Éva. (2020). Relationship of workload and academic motivation among high school students. Iskolakultúra, 30(3), 35–49. https://doi.org/10.14232/ISKKULT.2020.3.35
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