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Psychological Science and Education
2008. Vol. 13, no. 1, 58–66
ISSN: 1814-2052 / 2311-7273 (online)

Motivation for Applying to University in High School and University Students

 
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Abstract

The article addresses the problem of motivation for applying to universities as a component of one's readiness for studying at university. 'University readiness' is a complex system formation that affects one's success in learning. The article describes the findings of a pilot study on the problem that was carried out in Moscow in 2005-2006; the participants were high school students and first-year university students. The findings show that not all participants have an adequate level of motivational readiness for applying to university; moreover, motivational readiness tends to change over the period from high school to first year at university.

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Keywords: motivational readiness, professional motivation, learning motivation, university readiness, higher education

Journal rubric: Educational Psychology

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For citation: Kusakina, S.N. (2008). Motivation for Applying to University in High School and University Students. Psychological Science and Education, 13(1), 58–66. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/pse/archive/2008_n1/Kusakina (viewed: 05.12.2025)

© Kusakina S.N., 2008

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Svetlana N. Kusakina, PhD Student at the Developmental Psychology Chair, Educational Psychology Department, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: svetlana-kusakina@yandex.ru

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