Peculiarities of students' academic motivation under two-tier system of education in Russia

The article contains the results of the experimental research which purpose is to study the peculiarities of students' academic motivation under two-tier system of education established in Russia. In order to achieve this aim we used and elaborated the normative value technique that enables us to differentiate known and existent educational motives. It was revealed that the distinctions between bachelors, magisters and masters existed only in the structure of their motivational orientation. Students, trained in the magistracy, have the emphasized orientation not only on diploma but also the orientation to cognitive interest, self- knowledge and self-development, which mostly works as known or unstable situational orientation. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.