Abstract

Nowadays high school students have a low level of learning motivation. The aim of this study was to assess the opinion of high school teachers regarding their perception of the level of motivation of high school students, using the questionnaire method. The questionnaire consists of 14 questions, applied to 52 teachers, balanced in terms of social environment of the school (rural or urban) and heterogeneous in terms of experience and curricular area to which the teachers in the target group belong. The survey aims to highlight their personal opinion formed by observing the students in terms of motivation, causes of lack of motivation and possible solutions, in order to improve their performance. Data was collected through a google questionnaire and subsequently analysed. The surveyed teachers noticed a constant decrease over time in the level of learning motivation among high school students, considering it to be a real educational hazard. There are multiple causes for this matter, and the applied solutions must be individualized depending on the learning contexts and the group psychological profile of the class.

Key words: Academic performance; high school; motivation for learning; physical education; students; teachers

How to cite: Oprescu, D.-D. (2023). Learning Motivation in High School Students and the Impact of Physical Education on Students’ Academic Performance – a Teachers’ Perspective. Journal of Innovation in Psychology, Education and Didactics, 27(2), 179-190. doi:10.29081/JIPED.2023.27.2.04.