Students' Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Level and its Relationship with their Mathematics Achievement

Abstract

This study focused on the extrinsic and intrinsic motivation levels of eighth grade students and its relationship with their mathematical achievement. The participants of the study included 6829 students who took TIMSS in 2011 and 239 mathematics teachers. The data obtained from the student and teacher questionnaires that are included in the content of TIMSS exam were used.