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Awareness and motivation: a narrative intervention on EFL learners
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)The aim of this study was to describe EFL learners’ self-awareness of their motivation as well as the evolution of it through a narrative-based intervention. It also sought to determine the students’ perceptions of this ... -
Digitalized learning activities to promote speaking skills
(Bilkent University, 2015)More importance is being given to developing English speaking skills as technological developments are making the world a smaller place. English has been defined as a global language and it is inevitable that English has ... -
Do culture and values predict students' perceived classroom goal structures?
(Bilkent University, 2015-05)The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether university students’ cultural orientation and their values predict their perceived classroom goal structures and their life satisfaction. A cross-sectional design ... -
Do students who engage in regular physical activity perform better in school? Implications for instruction
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)The present study aimed to investigate the role of physical activity on high school students’ academic performance. To reach this aim, three groups of students compared in this study in terms of academic achievement (Grade ... -
The effectiveness of a program designed to prevent problematic internet use among sixth graders
(Bilkent University, 2017-05)This research investigates the relationship of non-risk Turkish early adolescent urban middle school students’ need satisfaction, coping, mindfulness and awareness of consequences of online behaviours with problematic ... -
English learners’ motivation in higher education programs: instructional and personal correlates
(Bilkent University, 2021-01)This study investigated the motivational factors linked with English language learning motivation in higher education. A systematic review (Study 1) aimed to clarify the complexity of conceptualization and operationalization ... -
High school teachers’attitudes, perceptions and perceived competence regarding inclusive education: a systematic literature review
(Bilkent University, 2021-02)Research highlights the ongoing marginalization, discrimination and bullying directed to minority students. The prevention of such negative behavior towards diversities is an objective of inclusive education. Teachers play ... -
Is it promoted or endorsed achievement goals and underlying reasons that predict students’ intrinsic motivation?
(Bilkent University, 2016-06)The aim of this research was to investigate (a) the effects of mastery-approach (MAp) and performance-approach (PAp) goals induced in an autonomous or a controlling condition to students’ intrinsic motivation through an ... -
Mindfulness as an intervention in English teachers’ quality motivation for lesson preparation
(Bilkent University, 2021-10)In this experimental study, an 8-minute mindfulness guided meditation which aimed to increase teachers’ emotional well-being and help them connect to their genuine selves before they prepare their lesson plans was developed ... -
An observational study : investigating the relationship among achievement goal structures, students’ personal characteristics, motivation and engagement
(Bilkent University, 2017-05)The present study aimed to investigate the relationship among teacher promoted achievement goal structures (mastery and performance-approach goal structures), students’ dispositional achievement motives (need for achievement ... -
An observational study of the relationship of teachers’ instructional behavior and student engagement
(Bilkent University, 2018-03)This study investigated the relationship between teachers’ need supportive instructional behaviors (i.e., relatedness support and provision of structure) and different types of student engagement (i.e., behavioral, emotional, ... -
Peer- relatedness in elementary EFL classes: its relation to student motivation and academic engagement
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)This study investigated first and second grade students’ peer-relatedness, quality of L2 motivation, and their agentic and behavioral engagement in Turkish EFL classrooms. Students’ sense of relatedness was measured ... -
Perceived challenges and threats in math settings: investigating the effects of cognitive reappraisal instructions on math anxiety
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)It’s widely accepted in all cultures and educational systems around the world that math anxiety negatively impacts people’s lives. However, anxiety is not always negative. When stress increases, “fight or flight” reaction ... -
Predicting student task motivation: the role of endorsed achievement goals and personal characteristics
(Bilkent University, 2016-05)This study is a quantitative experimental design that investigates the relationship between students’ achievement outcomes (i.e., undesired outcomes, such as cheating behaviors and desired outcomes such as intrinsic ... -
Quality of motivation, well-being and achievement in preparatory programs for English language: implications for curriculum and instruction
(Bilkent University, 2018-09)This thesis investigates Turkish students’ autonomous and controlled motivation in preparatory programs for English language and their correlates. Specifically, the study examined (a) to what extent preparatory school ... -
The relationship among teachers’ instructional behaviors, student motivation and student engagement : an observational study
(Bilkent University, 2017-05)This study investigated the relationship among teachers’ need supportive instructional behaviors (i.e., autonomy support and provision of structure), student motivation (achievement goals and autonomous or controlling ... -
Speaking from a distance : promoting oral skills out-of-class
(Bilkent University, 2015)This study aims to explore whether students perceive that the computermediated communicative (CMC) out-of-class speaking activities support the development of their oral speaking skills, whether students consider that ... -
Student need satisfaction and learning strategies: the relation to mastery goals and underlying reasons
(Bilkent University, 2016-06)This study investigated if students’ need satisfaction and frustration are related to their learning strategies through mastery-approach goals (MAp; the goal to learn as much as possible) and mastery-avoidance goals (MAv; ... -
Students' achievement goals and underlying reasons : their relation to intrinsic motivation and cheating
(Bilkent University, 2014)Using an experimental design, this study investigated the causal-effect relationship of achievement goals (AGs) and their underlying reasons (goal complexes) on students’ intrinsic motivation and cheating behaviour. The ... -
Students’ motivation and their social adjustment in the classroom
(Bilkent University, 2016-05)The aim of the present correlational study was to investigate Turkish students’ social motivation for their studies. Specifically, it investigated to what extent they endorse a social achievement goal for autonomous or for ...
