A Path Analysis of Learning-Motivation-Behavior Affecting Factors Among Higher Vocational College Students
- Mengxuan Xiao
- Shaoyun Long
Abstract
This paper made an investigation into the motivation-behaviors affecting factors of the carefully-selected 20 willing learners, 20 unwilling learners among 597 students from foreign languages department in two higher vocational colleges. An analysis has been made in the learning-motivation-behavior affecting factors route paths of students in higher vocational colleges. We found that there are universality and individuality in factors that predict the motivation behavior of three categories of students. Predictive factors of motivational behavior include motivation levels and learning strategies. The regression effects of learning strategies on motivational behavior are the greatest in the three categories of path analysis. It shows that learning strategies determine the performance of their motivational behavior, at the same time, it shows individual variance.
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- DOI:10.5539/ells.v9n3p47