العلاقة بين مفهوم الذات الأكاديمية و الدافعية الأكاديمية لدى طلبة جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية

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This study aimed at investigating the relationship between Academic Self-concept and Academic Motivation among al-Balqa Applied University students.

Therefore, its relationship with sex, academic level, specialism, and accommodation place variables.

The study sample consisted of (370) male and female students who they were selected following a stratified random sample of students in Center of Balqa Applied University for the summer semester of the Academic year 2015/2016.

The researcher developed two instruments; one to measure Academic Self-concept consisting of (45) items that have been distributed to the five dimensions, and the other to measure Academic Motivation which consists of (30) items were distributed to the five dimensions.

Results revealed that, in terms of Academic Self-concept, the highest subscale mean was ‘studying confidence’ whereas the lowest was ‘attitudes toward teachers’.

In addition, findings indicated that the highest subscale mean of the Academic Motivation scale was ‘motivation to job’ and the lowest was ‘internal organization’.

There was a positive relationship between each dimension of Academic Self-concept and each dimension of Academic Motivation scale.

There were significant statistical differences in gender, study level, accommodation place on the levels of Academic Self-concept.

Further, there were no significant statistical differences in gender, study level, nature of specialism, and accommodation place on the levels of academic motivation.

The researcher recommends that conducting more research in this area and running intensive training courses to increase academic motivation level among university students.

Additionally, the researcher insists that conducting qualitative studies to investigate student reluctant to enroll in technical educational programs.

The researcher recommended to promotion the students by the instructors in various forms of support and increase Academic performance for their students' confidence, and boosts their confidence to achieve Academic achievements.