School Motivation and Academic Performance in Mathematics in Primary School Students from Pachacamac (Lima, Peru)

This quantitative, exploratory, and correlational study aimed to determine the relationship between school motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) and academic performance in Mathematics among 4th-grade primary school students in the Pachacamac district, located in the southern region of Lima, Peru. The sample consisted of 340 students, of which 149 (43.8%) were females and 191 (56.2%) were males. Motivation is assessed using a Likert scale with two dimensions and 20 items. The instrument is validated by experts and demonstrated good internal consistency (α = 0.81). The data is analyzed using IBM SPSS v.25 software. The results indicated that students exhibit high motivation levels and academic performance. However, the correlation between the variables is significantly positive but weak. These exploratory findings contribute to understanding the educational reality of this context, as there is limited specific literature on this particular population. Moreover, they suggest that other variables could mediate the relationship between motivation and school performance, which requires further exploration.