Association of academic performance and motivation towards professional training in the field of nursing

Abstract

The association of academic performance and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation has attracted attention in the framework of professional technical training. Accordingly, the objective of this study focused on determining the association between motivation and academic performance in students of the nursing technician career, involving 52 students from the Compu Sur Higher Technological Institute, Quito, selected through intentional non-probabilistic sampling. It went through a diagnostic phase for which a Google Forms survey was applied, it continued with a phase of analysis of the association, using a non-parametric test of independence of variables (Chi Square), it concluded with the evaluation of the intensity of the association used a Gamma symmetric coefficient, these moments were conditioned to the verification of statistical hypotheses (3). The results show that there is a positive perception of the nursing student about the management of extrinsic resources associated with rewards, incentives and social relationships, and that these are associated with intrinsic motivation related to Self-esteem, Self-efficacy and Interests. The arrangement of the data suggests that motivation in nursing students arises from personal interests, internal satisfaction, and the desire to learn and grow. It is concluded that Motivation is significantly associated with the academic performance of students as p=0.000<0.05, proving H1; and that the association is positive, of moderate intensity, rejecting H0 and verifying H1, with the Gamma value being 0.514.