The Development of Environmental Motivation Scale at Secondary Schools and Analysis of Different Variables of Students' Motivation Towards Environment

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This study develops a Secondary School Environment Motivation Scale (SSEMS) to analyze students’ environmental motivations by gender, grade, and socio-economic level. Data were collected from 677 students for scale development and 1,775 students for the survey study. SSEMS includes 16 items on a three-point Likert scale across intrinsic and extrinsic dimensions. Results show female students have significantly higher general and intrinsic environmental motivation than males, while extrinsic motivation does not differ by gender.

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Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research Volume 14, Issue 4 December 2019 [epasr.penpublishing.net](epasr.penpublishing.net)[ ](epasr.penpublishing.net)ISSN: 1949-4270 (Print) 1949-4289 (Online) The Development of Environmental Motivation Scale at Secondary Schools and Analysis of Different Variables of Students' Motivation Towards Environment Ozge Cicek-Senturk & Mahmut Selvi To cite this article Cicek-Senturk, O. & Selvi, M. (2019). The Development of Environmental Motivation Scale at Secondary Schools and Analysis of Different Variables of Students' Motivation Towards Environment. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 14(4), 218-236. doi: 10.29329/epasr.2019.220.13 | Published Online | December 29, 2019 | | --- | --- | | Article Views | 22 single - 97 cumulative | | Article Download | 94 single - 183 cumulative | | DOI | [https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.220.13](https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.220.13) | Pen Academic is an independent international publisher committed to publishing academic books, journals, encyclopedias, handbooks of research of the highest quality in the fields of Education, Social Sciences, Science and Agriculture. Pen Academic created an open access system to spread the scientific knowledge freely. For more information about PEN, please contact: [info@penpublishing.net](info@penpublishing.net) This document downloaded from [73.129.150.112](73.129.150.112) [2 times] Silver Spring / United States on Sat, 04 Jan 2020 03:22:04 +0300 Pen Academic Publishing, Canakkale/Turkey Telephone: +90 286 243 06 66 | Fax: +90 286 213 08 [00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net](00 | info@penpublishing.net | www.penpublishing.net) The Development of Environmental Motivation Scale at Secondary Schools and Analysis of Different Variables of Students’ Motivation Towards Environment* Özge ÇİÇEK ŞENTÜRK1 Kilis 7 Aralık University Mahmut SELVİ2 Gazi University Abstract This study aims at developing Secondary School Environment Motivation Scale (SSEMS) in order to analyze the motivations ofthe students for the environment in terms of gender, grade, socio-economic level. The data were collected from 677 secondary school students to develop the scale and 1775 secondary school students for the survey study. SSEMS was developed as16 items, on three-point Likert scale and two dimensions (intrinsic and extrinsic motivation) . The results of the research show that the general environmental motivation and intrinsic motivation of female students is significantly higher than the male students. There was no significant difference in the environmental motivation levels of female and male students in terms of extrinsic motivation dimension. When the relationships between the students' grade and their environmental motivations are examined, it is revealed that as their grades increase, all motivation levels (general, intrinsic and extrinsic) of students towards environment decrease. Moreover, there is not substantial correlation between the students' socioeconomic levels and general environmental motivations. However, as the socio-economic levels of the students increased, their intrinsic motivation increased significantly, and their extrinsic motivations decreased significantly. The gradual change of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as to gender, class and socio-economic level is discussed at length in the article. Keywords: Environment, motivation, the secondary schools, development scale. DOI: 10.29329/epasr.2019.220.13 * This study was produced from the doctoral thesis prepared by the first author. A part of this study was presented as an oral presentation at the VI. International Eurasian Educational Research Congress held at Ankara University on 19-22 June 2019. 1 Rese. Assist., Faculty of Education, Kilis 7 Aralik University, Turkey, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2630-9466 Correspondence: [ozgecicek@kilis.edu.tr](ozgecicek@kilis.edu.tr) 2 Prof. Dr., Facu

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What is the main purpose of the study?

To develop the Secondary School Environment Motivation Scale (SSEMS) and analyze students’ environmental motivations by gender, grade, and socio-economic level.

How many students participated in scale development and the survey study?

The scale development used data from 677 secondary school students, and the survey study used data from 1,775 students.

What key findings were reported about gender differences in motivation?

Female students show significantly higher general environmental motivation and intrinsic motivation than male students, and there is no significant gender difference in the extrinsic motivation dimension.

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