Motivation to Learning Activity of Future Teachers: a Comparative Analysis of Students of 1-4 Courses

The need to develop the learning motivation of future teachers is considered as an important aspect of personal and professional growth and development. The aim of the study is to study the level of motivation to learning activity in future teachers on the basis of a comparative analysis of students of 1, 2, 3 and 4 years of pedagogical educational programs. The research methods were chosen by the authors taking into account the set tasks and include: theoretical research methods, methods of mathematical data processing, empirical methods: diagnostics of students’ learning motivation by A. Rean, V. Yakunin (modified by N. Badmayeva), motivation of success and fear of failure (MUN) questionnaire by A.A. Rean, methodology of studying motivation for learning in higher education by T.I. Ilyina. The article analyzes the opinions of researchers on the problem of motivation to learning activity, the influence of learning motivation on mastering the future profession. The authors describe the results of diagnostics, make conclusions on the results of the diagnostic study