EXAMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND GENERAL SELF-EFFICACY OF CANDIDATES ENTERING INTO SPECIAL TALENT EXAM IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCIENCES

The aim of this research is to examine individual achievement motivation and general self-efficacy of candidates entering into special talent exam in physical education and sports sciences. The research group included 379 candidates (316 male, 63 female) randomly selected from the candidates who participated in Erzincan University physical education and sports special talent exam for the 2017-2018 education year. "Individual Achievement Scale", "General Self-efficacy Scale" and personal information form developed by researchers were used in the research. The validity and reliability of the scales were tested. The scores obtained by the candidates from the scales were tested according to the independent variables according to the normality test. Furthermore, the relationship between individual achievement motivation scores of candidates and their general self-efficacy was examined. SPSS 22 and LISREL 8,7 programs were used in the evaluation of the data. It was seen that the candidates' individual achievement motivation scores differed significantly in the subscales according to the entrance exam result (in favor of successful ones in the “Superiority and Being different” subscale) and gender (in favor of females “In Charge Of Individual Task” subscale) (p<0,05). Candidates' general self-efficacy scale scores differed significantly in terms of entrance exam result (in favor of successful ones) (p<0,05). In addition, a significant positive correlation was found between the individual achievement motivation of the candidates and their general self-efficacy(r=0,74, p<0,01). It has been understood that success of the candidates who enter the special talent exam in physical education and sports sciences are influenced by their individual success motivation and general self-efficacy