期刊名称：International Journal of Applied Exercise Physiology
电子版ISSN：2322-3537
出版年度：2019
卷号：8
期号：2
页码：1023-1031
语种：English
出版社：Asian Exercise and Sport Science Association
摘要：The availability of an intergenerational gap in the perception of the environment is now supported by more and more arguments. The generation of systems of values, typical for different generations, is performed in different environments; this factor influences the attitude towards self and the society as a whole, and it applies to each process comprising life activities. Present-day students represent youngsters born in the early 21st century. They have grown up and developed under the influence of socio-cultural changes, which are underway in the environment of widely spread information technologies, and they influence the socio-psychological peculiarities of their personalities. This factor should be considered in the process of developing educational environments at universities, which represent the media for professional self-identification and development. Currently, Russian higher education institutions are in the process of modernization; new types of educational environments are being developed, and the same about the teaching materials responsive to facts of life; the applicability of new teaching methods and technologies is being tested. The educational environment’s readiness to accept the new generation, the awareness of its features, peculiarities, and motivation comprise the guarantee that highly qualified specialists can be nurtured by the universities. Peculiar value orientations and information perception mechanisms, typical for Generation Z, make it necessary to study their academic motivation. The co-authors offer the findings of the research project, implemented with the involvement of students enrolled with the two leading Russian institutions of higher education. The diagnostic assessment of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations was performed on the basis of the questionnaire entitled “The Scale of Academic Motivation” (developed by Gordeeva, Sychev, and Osin), which represents an adapted Russian-language version of the questionnaire entitled “The Academic Motivation Scale, AMS-C”, developed by R.J. Vallerand in cooperation with his colleagues. In the course of the research, the project developers identified a high level of motivation for learning and self-development demonstrated by the young people. We believe that the value orientations and cognitive abilities of this generation should be taken account of in the course of development of new teaching methodologies and technologies. The educational environment boosts motivation, and it should be developed on the basis of: 1) integrated theory and practice; 2) higher visualization of teaching materials; 3) an individual approach towards students, etc. Hence, now the role of a lecturer is different, as lecturers tend to convert into partners. The lecturer is no longer a transmitter of information; rather, he is a mentor, an adviser and a tutor. The career building environment gains importance, given the exceptional motivation for goal attainment demonstrated by the students. The compliance between the state of the educational environment and the priorities expressed by the young generation makes youngsters highly adaptive to the fast changing world and enables them to implement their potential capabilities. It will also contribute to their harmonious development.
关键词：Values-based orientationsCognitionAcademic motivationGeneration Z Educational environment
