Interconnection between learning motivation and goal setting in adolescents

Currently, scientists, psychologists, and educators pay signifi cant att ention to the problem and methods of developing students’ learning motivation. The foundation of learning motivation is intrinsic motivation, which arises when a student actively seeks knowledge, shows initiative in solving challenging tasks, sets ambitious goals, and persists in achieving them. During adolescence, there is a general decline in learning motivation; however, certain indicators related to the emerging hobbies and interests in this age group tend to increase. The article discusses the specifi cs of changes in the motivational sphere of an adolescent's personality and the role of goal sett ing in the process of maturation and changes in learning motivation. The results of an empirical study on the relationship between learning motivation and goal sett ing in adolescents are presented, revealing a direct impact of coaching technologies on the development of goal-sett ing abilities and an indirect infl uence on adolescents' learning motivation.