Teaching Motivation of the Students in Secondary Teacher Training Schools in Turkey

Teaching is a profession that needs specialist knowledge and skill. Because of this, education of teachers is
crucial process. In Turkey, new strategies to educate teachers put on the educational practice. Educating the teacher
candidates is beginning from the secondary schools in new system. The aim of this study was to determine the
motivational levels and motivational supplies for candidate teachers in the secondary teacher training schools. The
population of the study was selected from five secondary teacher training schools in five cities. Totally 509 students
as a sampling group was selected with randomly. Data were collected by the ―Motivation Scale‖ and analyzed by
using ANOVA and t-test. The results of the study indicated that, secondary teacher training schools students had
been most affected from the self-confidence and future anxiety sources. Finally suggestions were included for
motivating to teaching in secondary teacher training schools.