ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Quantitative Psychology and Measurement
Turkish Adaptation of a Self-Report Measure for Current Achievement: The Current Motivation Questionnaire
Provisionally accepted
Sena Seçil Akpınarlı1*
Pınar Köseoğlu2- 1Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
- 2Hacettepe Universitesi, Ankara, Türkiye
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This study aims to adapt the Current Motivation Questionnaire (QCM), originally developed by Rheinberg, Vollmeyer, and Burns (2001) and later revised into a short form by Freund, Kuhn, and Holling (2011), into Turkish. The absence of a valid and reliable instrument in the Turkish literature for measuring situational motivation highlights the significance of this research. The study was conducted with a total of 302 pre-service teachers during the 2024–2025 academic year. To test the construct validity of the scale, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted, and the original four-factor structure of the QCM was retained in the Turkish version. Model modifications were made based on theoretical justification. The internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach's alpha) for the overall scale was found to be 0.893. Item-total correlations and comparisons between the top and bottom 27% groups supported the discriminative power of the items. These findings indicate that the Turkish version of the QCM is a valid and reliable measurement tool. The instrument was used to assess pre-service teachers' situational motivation during task-based, mobile-assisted outdoor activities focused on plant species learning. Overall, the findings support the applicability of the QCM in the Turkish educational context.
Keywords: Current achievement motivation, current motivation questionnaire, instrument adaptation, Reliability, validity, pre-service teacher
Received: 16 Jun 2025; Accepted: 04 Dec 2025.
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* Correspondence: Sena Seçil Akpınarlı
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