What do you want to become? Career Aspiration andSchool Performance. Evidence from a RandomizedField Experiment

PurposeThis study explored graduate students' academic success by testing a hypothesized model based on the self-determination theory (SDT), which posits that motivation, time management and career aspiration predicts perceived success.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative methodology was employed to garner data from a population of 324 graduate students, and then analyzed using structural equation modeling in R.FindingsIntrinsic motivation was the strongest motivation type that predicted graduate students' perceived success. Time management was another important predictor of perceived success, while career aspiration did not impact students' perception of success. Doctoral students showed significantly higher relatedness when compared to master degree students. In addition, male students showed significantly higher career aspirations than females, while female students showed significantly higher time management than their male counterparts. The results of this study support the SDT as a framework to understand graduate students' academic success.Originality/valueImplementing the research findings may increase graduate students' academic success. This study suggests direct ways of increasing graduate students' achievement through intrinsic motivation, time management and autonomy, as well as reducing amotivation (lack of motivation) to indirectly enhance academic success.

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Self Regulated Learning dan Konsep Diri sebagai Prediktor Aspirasi Karier pada Remaja

Jurnal Ilmiah Psyche ◽

10.33557/jpsyche.v14i1.982 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 35-44

Author(s):

Rezky Graha Pratiwi ◽

Yuliansyah Yuliansyah

Keyword(s):

Career Aspirations ◽

Self Concept ◽

Career Aspiration ◽

Self Regulated Learning ◽

Ex Post ◽

Regulated Learning ◽

Ex Post Facto ◽

Validation Technique ◽

Career Aspiration Scale ◽

Yogyakarta City

This study aims to examine the effect of self-regulated learning and self-concept on career aspirations in adolescents. This research uses a quantitative approach with ex-post facto design. This research was conducted in Yogyakarta City which consisted of 223 women and 152 men. Data was collected through CAS-R adaptation for career aspiration scale with 33 items from Obrien (1996), MSLQ for self-regulated learning scale with 44 items from Pintrich and Groot (1990) and TSCS for self-concept scale with 100 items from Fitts (1972) . The category of teenagers who have career aspirations is in the high category. The instrument validation technique uses content validity and Alpha Cronbach coefficient reliability. The results showed that there was an effect of self regulated learning and self-concept on career aspirations in adolescents with a significance value of 0.008 (p <0.05). It can be concluded that Self-regulated learning and self-concept can be strong predictors of career aspirations in adolescent

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