Teachers’ Job Motivation Resources: Scale Development Study

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool that determines the job motivation resources of teachers based on selected motivation theories. In this context, the measurement tool was prepared based on Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory, McClelland’s Theory of Needs, and Vroom’s Expectancy Theory. Within the scope of the study, validity and reliability studies were conducted. For research validity; expert opinion was received, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were conducted. EFA was performed with a group of 272 teachers and CFA was performed on a different working group of 417 teachers. Working groups were determined based on maximum diversity sampling method. According to the results of the structure validity of the research; the scale has five-factor structure consisting of 33 items. These factors were determined as “need”, “belief”, “power”, “encouragement”, and “achievement” respectively. It was concluded that this five-factor scale explained 66.21% of the variance. As a result of the CFA application, it has been observed that the scale shows good fit values in general. As a result of the applications and analyzes, it can be said that the scale is a valid and reliable scale and it has sufficient values in terms of psychometry.