The given article dwells on issues beset with the analysis of psychological and pedagogical reasons for students’ failure in academic activities. It is noted that the analysis of modern research shows that academic failure is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon determined by the interaction of multi-level factors. It is mentioned that the results of the diagnostics of the motivational sphere of students revealed significant differences between the group of successful and unsuccessful students.
Thus, the conducted analysis made it possible to identify and systematically analyze a complex of psychological and pedagogical reasons for students’ academic failure.