Influence of motivation on academic learning in high school students

Motivation is of utmost importance for students' academic learning, because it constitutes the starting point for learning, creates the impulse to act, and makes the acquisition of significant knowledge possible. The objective of the research was to analyze how motivation influences the academic learning of high school students at the Dr. Gonzalo Abad Grijalva Educational Unit in Chone. The methodology started through a descriptive study with a mixed approach since qualitative and quantitative data were linked, obtained in the research process, through the application of techniques such as the survey and an interview. The population was represented by 112 high school students in their entirety and 8 tutor teachers from the Dr. Gonzalo Abad Grijalva Educational Unit. The results indicated that 62.5% of students consider that teaching methodology is one of the reasons why they become demotivated when they arrive at school.