The characteristics of college students' practice motivation and its influence on practice effectiveness:A survey based on 658 undergraduate students
With the advent of the popularization of higher education and the intensification of employment competition,more and more college students choose to enhance their employment competitiveness through internships. Based on a questionnaire survey of 658 undergraduates from 5 colleges,this paper investigated the main characteristics of the current college students' internship motivation and its influence mechanism on internship effectiveness. The results show that current college students have diverse motivations for internships,and improving their employment competitiveness,enriching their personal learning experience,preparing for the transition to the workplace,improving their practical ability,promoting career planning,acquiring knowledge that is not in books,and alleviating the need to enter the society are the main motivations for participating in internship;The internal motivation is greater than the external motivation,and there are significant differences among students of different backgrounds;The internal motivation not only directly affects the internship effectiveness,but also indirectly affects internship effectiveness through the mediating effect of internship investment. External motivation does not directly influence the internship effectiveness,but indirectly exerts impact through the mediating effect of internship input. According to the research conclusions,relevant policy should be suggested to improve the practice efficiency of college students are put forward.
college students' internshipinternship motivationinternship effectivenesscollege student developmentlearning motivation