PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - KURUC, Martin AU - KOŽUCHOVÁ, Mária TI - THE MOTIVATION TOWARD TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN PRE-PRIMARY  AND PRIMERY EDUCATION PROGRAMS DP - 2020 Jan 1 TA - Journal of Technology and Information Education VI - 11 IP - 2 AID - 10.5507/jtie.2020.002 IS - 1803537X AB - In our paper, we present the results and interpretations of our research, which aimed to map the current settings of self-regulation and motivation of pre-primary and primary school university students. We focused on three areas. On self-regulation and motivation for science, mathematical disciplines, and technology education. The research is based on the methodological approach of The Theory of Self-Determination. The most important finding is the positive setting of student motivation to technology education. The Identified regulatory style to technical education prevailed among students of pre-primary and primary education programs.