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ERIC Number: EJ1159177
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-1305-578X
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The Role of Academic Motivation in Predicting Preservice EFL Teachers' Achievement
Kirkagaç, Senay; Öz, Hüseyin
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, v13 n2 p96-108 2017
This study sought to investigate the possible relationship between academic motivation and academic achievement among preservice English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. A total of 200 university students enrolled in an EFL teacher education program at a major state university voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected using the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) and the self-reported grade-point average (GPA). The results revealed that types of Extrinsic Motivation (External Regulation, Identified Regulation and Introjected Regulation) correlated significantly and positively with academic achievement of the participants. Likewise, Intrinsic Motivation to Know and Intrinsic Motivation to Accomplish correlated positively with the participants' academic achievement. The only negative correlation of the study was expectedly between amotivation and academic achievement. The findings of regression analyses also indicated that academic motivation accounted for 10% of the variance in academic achievement of the participants.
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Ankara)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Academic Motivation Scale
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