Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
12th Eurasian Conferences on Language & Social Sciences, Jekaterinburg, Rusya, 18 Haziran 2021, ss.144-146
During the Covid-19 Pandemic, education continued through different on-line applications in
universities. Despite the positive benefits of the use of technology in education (e.g. ensuring social
distance during the pandemic), there are also some negative effects which may negatively affect the
motivation of students who receive on-line education. Motivation is an essential element in the learning
processes and success of students. Student, teacher or school-related motivation problems is the most
important problem that needs to be solved in educational settings, since motivation problems reported
to be caused many negative affective, cognitive, emotional, physical or social consequences.
Additionally, the lack of motivation seen on either side of the teacher-student interaction also reduces
the motivation level of the other side. In this respect, examining the motivation levels of educators is
important in terms of maintaining and developing motivation in educational environments. This study,
a part of a larger project supported by Bursa Uludağ University Research Fund to investigate university
seniors across Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic, aimed to examine the academic motivation level
of pre-service teachers. The convenience sampling method was used in the study. Data were colected
from 120 senior Faculty of Education students studying at Bursa Uludag University (80.8% female,
19.2% male). The Turkish version of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) developed by Vallerand et
al. and a Personal Information Form developed by the researchers for this study were used in the study
to collect data. The instruments were distributed through an on-line survey tool in the fall semester of
the 2020-2021 academic year. Independent sample t-test was used in data analysis since the AMS scores
was detected as normally distributed. The academic motivation level of students was examined
according to their gender, whether they were diagnosed with Covid-19, whether there were someone
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infected with Covid-19 in their immediate environment, and whether they stay in quarantine due to
Covid-19. No significant difference found between the groups in any of the analyzes performed.
Therefore, none of the varibles examined in the study detected as a potantial factor that could have an
impact on academic motivation level of pre-service teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic.