THE STATE OF MOTIVATION TO STUDY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF THE MEDICAL FACULTY OF THE...

The aim: To determine the level of motivation for learning and professional development among 6th-year students of the medical faculty.

Materials and methods: Included a comparative analysis of contemporary scientific psychological-pedagogical works on this issue and questionnaire surveys. The research design involved the use of psychological diagnostic testing methods by A.O. Rean, V.O. Yakunin, and K. Zamfir in the modification by A.O. Rean.

Results: When studying the levels of motivation for acquiring knowledge in students from the two investigated groups, differences were found in the inter-pretation and perception of motivation content. For the first group, the main motivation is the possibility of becoming a highly qualified specialist, while for the second group, it is to ensure the success of their future profession. However, both groups of students have high levels of internal motivation. The main reason for the difference in attitudes toward the learning process is the different motivational complexes in students, which determine a different hierarchy of motives in the studied groups in achieving the goal of becoming a doctor, albeit through different means (due to a greater influence of internal negative motivation, especially in the second group).

Conclusions: The main motivation for students of the first group to study is the opportunity to become a highly qualified specialist, while for students of the second group, it is to ensure the success of their future professional activity, primarily through high levels of internal motivation. The effectiveness of the educational process and the future development as a doctor are determined by the type of their motivational complex. Taking this into account can serve as the main reserve of motivation for students and be useful in developing measures to attract and retain medical personnel.