LEARNING STRATEGIES AND MOTIVATIONAL PATTERNS IN DEGREE OF THE SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS

Ana Salomé García Muñiz
Assist. Prof. Dr., University of Oviedo, Spain, asgarcia@uniovi.es

Abstract
In this study the main purpose is to explore relations between students' learning strategies and their motivational patterns in the course Introduction to Economic Statistics of University of Oviedo. The course Introduction to Economic Statistics is a basic training in a Business Administration degree. It is a course common to the degrees in Economics, Accounting and Finance and Labour Relations and Human Resources, which are also part of the course catalogue of the School of Economics and Business. The course has no prerequisites. It is recommended that the student should be competent in mathematics, in any of its options at secondary (high school) level. The evaluation of the course is based on continuous assessment throughout the course and final exam. The results of final grade are very different between the four degrees. In this study, the differences between the learning and motivational patterns employed by the students of the degrees are analyzed. The correlation of motivation and learning strategies with final grades and/or continuous assessment is exposed. The Data was collected thorough the Learning Strategies and Motivation Questionnaire. Participants were 169 undergraduates. The results about the disparities between grades could be useful to correct teaching practices and evaluation performances in some grades

Keywords: Motivation, Learning strategies, Higher education, Statistics.