Actors Affecting the Motivation of Joint First-Year Students (Humanitarian Track) to Study at the College of Arts at King Saud University

Abstract

Student motivation is considered an inner drive that motivates them to continue learning and achieve their academic goals. There are many factors that can affect the motivation of students to enrol in the colleges in which they want to major. The current study aims to identify the factors affecting the motivation of joint first-year students (humanities track) to study in the College of Arts at King Saud University, and the differences in the motivation of joint first-year students (humanities track) at King Saud University to study in the College of Arts are due to the following variables (gender, track in secondary school, type of education, composite ratio). The study applied both descriptive and analytical approaches and used the questionnaire as a tool for the study. It was distributed to a sample of the study population, which numbered (139) male and female students. The study came up with several results, most notably, the factors related to the student came in first place, followed in second place by factors related to specialization, and in third and last place the factors related to the family and community environment. The results also indicated no differences with statistical significance among the motives of first year common students (humanities track) at King Saud University that is attributed to the following variables: (gender, track in secondary school, type of education and the compound percentage). The study came up with several recommendations, the most important of which are reconsideration of the admission policy at the College of Arts and requiring an Artistic abilities test before joining the college.