FACTORS AFFECTING THE MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

The paper deals with the motivation of students in the learning process because students 'inner motivation for education is declining and thus decreases their academic results. The sample included students of the first and second level of study at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology (MTF), Slovak University of Technology (the number of students was 132). To analyse the current state of motivation, the authors have used a standardized psychodiagnostic questionnaire D-M-V (D - Questionnaire, M - Motivation, V - Performance) and a reliable Motivational factors questionnaire customized by the authors. The obtained data were evaluated in the statistical program SPSS IBM along with descriptive statistical analysis in MS Excel and through their evaluation, the authors have found significant differences and relations between selected variables.