MOTIVATIONAL BARRIERS OF STUDENTS: CONCEPT, CAUSES, WAYS OF OVERCOMING

Abstract

The article examines a problem of motivational barriers of students in educational activities, reveals the concept of “motivational barrier” in educational activities, describes the causes of its occurrence, and also describes the main sign by which it is possible to judge the presence of a motivational barrier in educational activities. The purpose of the article is to develop a psychological and pedagogical program based on research aimed at overcoming motivational barriers in educational activities and to test its effectiveness. Special attention in the article is paid to the description the results of the study, which is conducted to identify motivational barriers among students before and after the implementation of the psychological and pedagogical program, which aims to form students’ ability to overcome the causes of motivational barriers in educational activities.