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Relationship between cognitive function and prevalence of decrease in intrinsic academic motivation in adolescents.

Kei Mizuno¹, Masaaki Tanaka, Sanae Fukuda

¹Department of Physiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. keimizuno@riken.jp

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Summary

Intrinsic motivation decline in students is linked to academic struggles. For junior high students, lower verbal memory capacity, specifically digit span and story comprehension, correlates with reduced intrinsic academic motivation.

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Area of Science:

Educational Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

Decreased intrinsic motivation is a frequent issue in students, impacting academic performance.
Cognitive development also plays a role in academic success.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between cognitive functions and the prevalence of decreased intrinsic academic motivation in elementary and junior high school students.

Main Methods:

134 elementary (grades 4-6) and 133 junior high (grades 7-9) students completed motivation questionnaires.
Cognitive abilities were assessed using various paper-and-pencil and computerized tests, including memory and attention tasks.

Main Results:

No cognitive test scores correlated with decreased intrinsic motivation in elementary students.
In junior high students, low digit span forward and story comprehension scores were linked to a higher prevalence of decreased intrinsic motivation.

Conclusions:

Reduced verbal memory capacity is associated with decreased intrinsic academic motivation in junior high school students.