Features of age-related changes in academic motivation of adolescents in different forms of education
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aims to identify changes in academic motivation among adolescents with age-related changes under different forms of education. The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted on a sample of 874 students from secondary schools in the Moscow region attending offline classes and 616 students receiving education through homeschooling (grades 5–9) and self-education (grades 10–11) entirely in an online format at the “Foxford” home school. The respondents’ ages ranged from 10 to 18 years (mean age 14.2 ± 1.7 years). The “Schoolchildren’s Academic Motivation Scales” (SAMS) developed by T.O. Gordejeva and colleagues was used to assess academic motivation. The analysis of the results revealed that academic motivation exhibits a specific age-related dynamic and varies depending on the form of education. Regardless of the type of education, internal motivation becomes more pronounced with age, while both positive and negative external motivation tend to decrease. At all ages, cognitive motives, achievement, self-development, and self-esteem motives are more pronounced among online learners, while amotivation is more pronounced among offline learners. The findings are of particular interest in the context of the increasing spread of distance and online forms of education.
Author: M.A. Merikova
Institution: Moscow State University of Psychology & Education
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4408940399