Perceptions of classroom climate and motivation to study English in Saudi Arabia: Developing a questionnaire to measure perceptions and motivation | Zendy

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Perceptions of classroom climate and motivation to study English in Saudi Arabia: Developing a questionnaire to measure perceptions and motivation

Author(s) -

Sena Maherzi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

electronic journal of research in educational psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1699-5880

pISSN - 1696-2095

DOI - 10.25115/ejrep.v9i24.1473

Subject(s) - perception , psychology , arabic , intrinsic motivation , competence (human resources) , autonomy , validity , self determination theory , reliability (semiconductor) , goal theory , mathematics education , social psychology , developmental psychology , psychometrics , neuroscience , linguistics , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law

This study describes Effat University students’ perceptions of their classroom climate and their motivation to study English, and investigates the validity and reliability of an Arabic questionnaire for measuring student perceptions and motivation (Maherzi, 2000). To this end, 137 female students participated in the cross-cultural validation of this questionnaire, which is comprised of their motivation for studying English, their perceptions of the teacher’s communication style and feedback, and their perceptions of autonomy (self-determination) and competence. Results provide support for the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Implications for the use of this questionnaire in theoretical and applied research, as well as for teaching with references to perceptions of classroom climate and motivation, are discussed.

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