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The aim is to identify factors affecting motivation and reasons for dropout among engineering students in Spain.

January 1, 2021IEEE AccessOpen Access

Analysis on the Lack of Motivation and Dropout in Engineering Students in Spain

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The aim is to identify factors affecting motivation and reasons for dropout among engineering students in Spain.
Survey of 624 electrical and computer engineering students from 8 Spanish universities.
Non-parametric analyses to test associations between motivation and dropout likelihood with various factors.
23 out of 40 factors analyzed are correlated with motivation levels.
14 factors are correlated with the likelihood of dropping out.
46% of students considered dropping out, citing difficulty and poor academic performance as main reasons.

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Analysis identifies motivational factors and reasons for dropout in engineering students, suggesting areas for support.

Tayebi et al. (2021) studied this question.

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