AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEVENTHGRADE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS WITH SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT Cover Image

YEDİNCİ SINIF ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN MOTİVASYON İLE ÖZ YETERLİK İNANÇLARININ FEN BİLİMLERİ DERSİNDEKİ BAŞARILARIYLA İLİŞKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ
AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEVENTHGRADE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS WITH SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT

Author(s): Mustafa Ugras
Subject(s): School education, Educational Psychology, Psychology of Self, Evaluation research
Published by: Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Motivate Beliefs; Science Self-Efficacy Beliefs; Science Achievement; Science Teachers; Middle School Students;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between seventh-grade students’ motivation and science self-efficacy beliefs with science achievement. This research was conducted with a relational model. In order to collect data, motivation belief scale which is a sub-scale of “Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)” and “Resources of Self-Efficacy Scale” were used. The sample of the study was composed of 160 seventh grade students. While 61.25% of samples were girls, 38.75% of them were boys. In the analysis of the data, multiple regressions and a correlation analysis were utilized. The results of the correlation analyses showed a positive middle-level relationship between motivation belief and science self-efficacy perception variables.

  • Issue Year: 8/2018
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 495-508
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish