Achievement motivations of the students studying at computer and instructional technologies teaching department

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine achievement motivations of the students studying at Computer and Instructional Technologies Teaching (CITT) Department. In this research, survey method is used. In the frame of this method, the existing situation about the achievement motivations of CITT students in Yüzüncü Yıl and Fırat Universities in Turkey is described. The population of the research includes 4th grade students of CITT departments at Yüzüncü Yıl and Fırat Universities. The sample of this research consists of 142 students in total-74 of them from CITT department at Fırat University (52.11% of population) and 68 of them from CITT department at Yüzüncü Yıl University (47.89% of population). Data were collected in the spring term of 2010. Achievement focused motivation (AFM) scale was used in this study. The levels of achievement of CITT students at Fırat and Yüzüncü Yıl universities in Turkey are between 3.41 and 4.20. The approximation of this level to 5 is required.