The Study on the Connection between Motivation for High-Performance Learning and the Level of Academic Performance among Students of Various Levels and Areas of Study

Developing the potential of young adults is impossible without education, including higher education.Opinions vary on how grades affect further success or failure of an individual, however, educational results are first and foremost evaluated by academic performance, which depends on many factors.Some of them can be influenced by professors and other university staff, as well as parents, schools and other professionals, such as career counselors.One of the deepest and most important issues to study is student motivation.The objective of this work was to study the connection between motivation for highperforming studies and the level of academic performance among students of various levels and areas of study at the Financial University.The research was conducted through a sociological online survey of a wide sample of students at the University.The survey enrolled 1324 students of all years, faculties, full-time and part-time forms of education.This article presents the results of a three-stage study: the first stage was related to researching the characteristics of academic performance among students, the second stage was focused on the connection between motivation for high-performance learning and the level of academic performance among students at various levels of education (undergraduate/graduate).Finally, at the third stage, we studied the connection between motivation for high-performing learning and the level of academic performance among students of various faculties.The results showed that the higher the progress of students is, the more their intrinsic motivation prevails, and vice versa, students with low progress incline to extrinsic motivation and amotivation.The practical significance of the results obtained is that they can be used for creating various programs of additional extracurricular activity in universities, for career guidance for school students and higher school applicants, and for consultations, including admission consultations with young adults and their parents.