Browsing by Subject "relatedness"

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An exploration of perceived self-determination and self-efficacy of EFL instructors in a Turkish state university
(2004) Ünver, Meral Melek
The study investigated the level of perceived self-determination and selfefficacy of the EFL instructors working in the Anadolu University School of Foreign Languages (AUSFL) in the 2003-2004 academic year. The study also examined the possible relation between instructors’ perceived self-determination and self-efficacy. Forty-nine EFL instructors working in AUSFL participated in the study. Two data collection instruments were used in the study. A survey combining the Work Climate Questionnaire (Deci et al., 2001) and the Teacher Efficacy Scale (Woolfolk & Hoy, 1990) was used to identify the level of perceived selfdetermination and self-efficacy of the instructors. Interviews were then carried out with ten participants chosen considering their levels of self-determination and selfefficacy to explore the perceived self-determination and self-efficacy of the instructors and the possible relation between the two. The results revealed that the majority of instructors perceived themselves to be working in an autonomy supportive environment. Textbook selection, the use of extra materials, teaching methods, and exam preparation were the areas the instructors mostly felt autonomous. However, unmotivated students and heavy workload affected the instructors’ motivation negatively. The quality of relationships between the instructors and the administration also appeared to be influential. As for teacher efficacy, the majority of instructors had high levels of personal and general teaching efficacy. However, no significant relation was found between the levels of self-determination and self-efficacy of the instructors. The results reveal the importance of autonomy support in work settings for teachers, but also the complexity of the factors that influence teachers’ perceptions.
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Relationships between assessements of residential movie interiors, attributes of assumed residents and respondent characteristics
(2009) Tanrıverdi, Yaprak
The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between assessments of residential movie interiors, personal attributes of assumed residents and respondent characteristics. The study was conducted with 113 students from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of Bilkent University. Nine residential movie clips were presented to the participants and they were asked to fill out a questionnaire sheet which consisted of three parts: Items involving space qualities, personal attributes of assumed residents, and relatedness and happiness of the respondents. Residential spaces rated as unfamiliar were rated as more exciting and were preferred over those rated as familiar. Furthermore, respondents having related self-construals reported more happiness and they perceived assumed residents as being happier and more trustworthy. No significant relationship was found between the complexity ratings of the movie clips and the evaluations of the residential spaces portrayed. This might have been because other variables besides complexity could not be controlled due to the nature of the stimuli.