Examination of the Relationship Between Epistemic Curious and Teaching Motivation’s in Physical Education and Sports Teachers

Authors : Aydın Pekel, Vesile Şahiner Güler, Mehmet Behzat Turan

Pages : 446-468

Doi:10.38021/asbid.1497121

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Publication Date : 2024-09-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the study is to determine the level of relationship between epistemic curiosity and teaching motivation in physical education and sports teachers.It is thought that investigating the relationship between teachers\' teaching motivations and epistemic curiosity may contribute to improving the professional productivity of teachers, which is one of the most important factors in education and training. The sample group of the study consists of 143 physical education and sports teachers working in secondary schools in Kayseri. The demographic information form and epistemic curiosity scale developed by Litman and Spielberger (2003) and adapted to Turkish by Yazıcı (2020), were used in the study. At the same time, the \"Teaching Motivation Scale\" developed by Kauffman et al. (2011) and adapted to Turkish by Candan and Gencel (2015) was used as a data collection tool.As a result, there is no difference according to gender in the values of interest, deprivation, epistemic curiosity total and teaching motivation. There is no difference between the participants\' interest, deprivation, epistemic curiosity total and teaching motivation values according to marital status. A difference was found between the interest values of the participants between the least senior group and the most senior group. There is no difference between the interest values of those with medium seniority and other groups. There is no difference between the participants in the variables of deprivation, epistemic curiosity total and teaching motivation according to the year of study. There is no difference between the variables of interest, deprivation, epistemic curiosity and teaching motivation according to regular sports activity. According to the results of our study, which examined the relationship between epistemic curiosity and teaching motivation in physical education and sports teachers, a low-level and positive relationship was found between the variables. Considering the results of our study, it is thought that taking into account the relationship between teachers\' epistemic curiosity and teaching motivation, it is necessary to increase their teaching motivation through professional improvements and increase their epistemic curiosity in the same direction in order to provide qualified education.
Keywords : Beden Eğitimi ve Spor, Merak, Motivasyon, Epistemik Merak, Öğretme Motivasyonu