Scholarlink

<p>To discern early indicators of student attrition, this study examines the dynamics of motivation in the first weeks of a vocational education program. Using a longitudinal approach, freshmen rated on a weekly basis the intrinsic value of their program, expectations of success, their mastery and achievement orientation, and academic and social integration. By comparing responses between eventual dropouts and retained students, the study confirms previous findings that right at the start of the program the distinction between the two groups is minimal. However, motivational differences emerged as early as the second and third weeks, pointing to the potential usefulness of the questionnaire as an early indicator of dropout risk, and of interventions that target motivation early in vocational education programs to reduce dropout rates.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Relating students’ motivation trajectories in the first nine weeks of their vocational education program to dropout and persistence

  • 期刊论文

  • 出版模式：

    开放获取

  • 发表日期：

    2025年6月5日

查看全文
  • Irene Eegdeman,
  • Simone Plak,
  • Martijn Meeter

摘要

To discern early indicators of student attrition, this study examines the dynamics of motivation in the first weeks of a vocational education program. Using a longitudinal approach, freshmen rated on a weekly basis the intrinsic value of their program, expectations of success, their mastery and achievement orientation, and academic and social integration. By comparing responses between eventual dropouts and retained students, the study confirms previous findings that right at the start of the program the distinction between the two groups is minimal. However, motivational differences emerged as early as the second and third weeks, pointing to the potential usefulness of the questionnaire as an early indicator of dropout risk, and of interventions that target motivation early in vocational education programs to reduce dropout rates.