ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCES: THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITY FOR QUALITY OF LIFE, ACADEMIC MOTIVATION, AND ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY

The aim of this study is to examine to what extent the beliefs of senior undergraduate studentsof a Faculty of Sport Sciences regarding the university for quality of life, their academic motivationand academic self-efficacy levels, predict their academic achievements. The sample of the study consists of 167 senior students (nmale = 103, n female= 62) studying in the departments of Teaching of Physical Education and Sports (n = 43), Sports Management (n = 67), and Coaching Education (n = 57) of Faculty of Sports Science, Selçuk University, in 2014-2015 academic year. In this study, four assessment instruments were utilized; Personal Information Form, University Quality of Life Scale, Academic Motivation Scale, and Academic Self-Efficacy Scale. In addition, the grades of academic achievement were obtained from Student Administration Office of Faculty of Sports Sciences, Selçuk University. During the analysis of data,method of stepwise regression analysis was used. As a result of analyses, it was determined that the variables of “going beyond oneself”, “using the information”, and “discovery” as well as the variable of “academic self-efficacy” predicted (R2=0,20) academic achievement, on the other hand, that the dimensions of university quality of life did not have any contribution to the academic achievement. According to this result, academic achievement tendency increases in correlation with an increase in academic self-efficacy along with the going beyond oneself, using the information and discovery sub-dimensions of academic motivation.