KAYA, Mehmet Fatih Siirt Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

Study for Improving Motivation Scale of Secondary School Students in Learning Geography

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Purpose of this study is to improve the instrument that measures motivation scale of secondary school students in learning geography. Workgroup of this research consists of 314 female (42%) and 431 male (58%) in total 746 secondary school students, who study in 2012-2013 education year in various schools of Siirt city center. Data of the research was collected with a 25 point Motivation Scale that was formed through literature scanning and with content analytically competent examination of compositions of 10 students with subject “Factors that can increase our motivation in geography lesson”; and determined in accordance with expert opinions. An exploratory factor analysis is applied on the collected data. 22 points, whose structure validity was achieved as a result of analyze, took place in the scale. It was determined that the scale focused on total of 4 factors, which were called Interest Field, Self-Confidence, Knowledge acquisition and Performance. After the scale took its final shape, its Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated.

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Geography Education , Motivation , Development Scale

eastern geographical review

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