Ramos, Rubens Eugênio BarretoHintemann, Luiz Henrique2014-12-172014-12-112014-12-172006-05-19HINTEMANN, Luiz Henrique. A study on expectancy and anchoring theories applied to student motivation in a secondary school. 2006. 67 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Estratégia; Qualidade; Gestão Ambiental; Gestão da Produção e Operações) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2006.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/15103This thesis presents a study on Tversky & Kahneman s (1974) Anchoring theory, and Vroom s (1964) Expectance theory in the context of education and students motivation. It is surveyed 424 students of a secondary and agricultural technical school in Brazil Northeast (EAJ). The survey form try to capture the Vroom s Expectance Theory constructs of Valence, Instrumentality, Expectation and Motivational Force, and also the Tversky and Kahneman Anchoring effect in terms of grade expected. The main findings suggest that the minimum grade required by the school is much strong in driving the students motivation and performance than the Expectancy Theory. It was found that the different grades required drive the students to pursue different grade in the same wayapplication/pdfAcesso AbertoEstudo MotivaçãoEnsino médio e profissionalizanteTeoria da expectativaTeoria da ancoragemStudyMotivationSecondary school and technical schoolExpectance theoryAnchoring theorymasterThesisCNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA DE PRODUCAO