The article presents the analysis of literary data on the study of the provisions of the motivational and meaningful nature of the development of physical culture and sports of students and the results of the questionnaire of the coaching and teaching staff of higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan, which was carried out in order to identify factors affecting the formation and development of motivation of students for independent physical education and sports activities. The main factors of a meaningful nature affecting the formation and development of students' motivation have been identified, such as: application of the experience of foreign countries in organizing students' physical education and sports, the level of training of scientific, pedagogical and coaching personnel in the field of physical culture and sports, the level of student motor activity, and the level of student health. The relationship of provisions of motivational and informative nature of development of physical culture and sports of students is revealed.