Motivation to Study, Locus of Control, and Academic Risk Taking

Even though it is widely acknowledged that academic risk taking is beneficial for learning outcomes, reluctancy is still high. We expect willingness to engage in ART to be stimulated by both intrinsic motivation and internal locus of control. The purpose of this study is to investigate under which conditions students in higher education settings are willing to engage in ART and how this is related to motivation to study and locus of control. Our sample consists of students in Germany, who are either enrolled in university or university of applied sciences programs. We conduct a cross-sectional study that is based on data collected in an online survey. ART is the dependent variable. Motivation to study and locus of control are our independent variables. unknown other