Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation of high school students was studied and their relationship with school majoring, GPA and gender. To estimate epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation Schommer's Epistemological Questionnaire (EQ) and Work Preference Inventory (WPI) were used. Through factor analysis of EQ 5 factors were extracted, that differ from those Schommer singled out. Negative correlation between naive epistemological beliefs on one side, and intrinsic (-0.327, p lt 0.01) and general motivation (-0.247, p lt 0.01) on the other, was determined. Students majoring in social sciences have more mature epistemological beliefs (F=11.278, df=1, p lt 0.01. Boys have more mature epistemological beliefs than girls only on factor Avoiding relating, ambiguity and dependence on authority (F=16.899, df=1, p lt 0.01). Correlation between epistemological beliefs and GPA was not determined. Students majoring in social sciences have higher level ...of motivation (F=6.626, df=1, p lt 0.05). Girls are more motivated by enjoying in what they are doing (F=6.261, df=1, p lt 0.05).
Keywords:
students / motivation / GPA / gender / epistemological beliefs
TY - JOUR
AU - Simić, Nataša
AU - Savanović, Ljubomir
AU - Jokić, Tijana
PY - 2012
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1542
AB - Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation of high school students was studied and their relationship with school majoring, GPA and gender. To estimate epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation Schommer's Epistemological Questionnaire (EQ) and Work Preference Inventory (WPI) were used. Through factor analysis of EQ 5 factors were extracted, that differ from those Schommer singled out. Negative correlation between naive epistemological beliefs on one side, and intrinsic (-0.327, p lt 0.01) and general motivation (-0.247, p lt 0.01) on the other, was determined. Students majoring in social sciences have more mature epistemological beliefs (F=11.278, df=1, p lt 0.01. Boys have more mature epistemological beliefs than girls only on factor Avoiding relating, ambiguity and dependence on authority (F=16.899, df=1, p lt 0.01). Correlation between epistemological beliefs and GPA was not determined. Students majoring in social sciences have higher level of motivation (F=6.626, df=1, p lt 0.05). Girls are more motivated by enjoying in what they are doing (F=6.261, df=1, p lt 0.05).
PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
T2 - Psihologija
T1 - Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation among high school students
EP - 465
IS - 4
SP - 451
VL - 45
DO - 10.2298/PSI1204451S
ER -
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author = "Simić, Nataša and Savanović, Ljubomir and Jokić, Tijana",
year = "2012",
abstract = "Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation of high school students was studied and their relationship with school majoring, GPA and gender. To estimate epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation Schommer's Epistemological Questionnaire (EQ) and Work Preference Inventory (WPI) were used. Through factor analysis of EQ 5 factors were extracted, that differ from those Schommer singled out. Negative correlation between naive epistemological beliefs on one side, and intrinsic (-0.327, p lt 0.01) and general motivation (-0.247, p lt 0.01) on the other, was determined. Students majoring in social sciences have more mature epistemological beliefs (F=11.278, df=1, p lt 0.01. Boys have more mature epistemological beliefs than girls only on factor Avoiding relating, ambiguity and dependence on authority (F=16.899, df=1, p lt 0.01). Correlation between epistemological beliefs and GPA was not determined. Students majoring in social sciences have higher level of motivation (F=6.626, df=1, p lt 0.05). Girls are more motivated by enjoying in what they are doing (F=6.261, df=1, p lt 0.05).",
publisher = "Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd",
journal = "Psihologija",
title = "Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation among high school students",
pages = "465-451",
number = "4",
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Simić, N., Savanović, L.,& Jokić, T.. (2012). Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation among high school students. in Psihologija
Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 45(4), 451-465.
https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1204451S
Simić N, Savanović L, Jokić T. Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation among high school students. in Psihologija. 2012;45(4):451-465.
doi:10.2298/PSI1204451S .
Simić, Nataša, Savanović, Ljubomir, Jokić, Tijana, "Relationship between epistemological beliefs and motivational orientation among high school students" in Psihologija, 45, no. 4 (2012):451-465,
https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1204451S . .
