Motivation and It’s Connection with the Achievements in Math of University Students

Motivation is the main driving force in human behavior and activity, including the learning process. There are studies in which it is shown that the initial achievements of students directly depend on their intelligence, and further achievements in learning depend on their motivation. The aim of this study is to compare motivating factors: of students with well-developed mathematical skills and students with underdeveloped mathematical skills, of students who study mathematics as their major or as a subject necessary for further training and professional competence development, comparison of the level of external and internal motivation of students, comparison of motivating factors at the beginning of the study of mathematics and after 1 year of study.