Keyword: «learning motivation»

The article analyzes the results of an empirical study of the characteristics of the motivation for teaching students of a pedagogical university. The results obtained by the author indicate that a significant part of students have unformed and destructive options for motivation for learning (with a predominance of high or low indicators of educational motives, with an external orientation of motivation), which complicates the development of the profession.

The article describes the results of the study on the stated topic, which helped to reveal the essence and concept of the individual style of pedagogical activity, highlight the most significant, essential characteristics. The influence of the individual style of pedagogical activity on the learning motivation of students in beginners and future teachers is shown in comparison. It is proved that the individual style of pedagogical activity of future teachers and novice teachers generally correlate.

The article gives the definition of learning motivation as a formed skill. The basic concepts of learning motivation, its factors and methods of formation are revealed.