The Role of Learning Motivation in Mediating the Relationship Between the Perception of the Teaching Profession and Self-Efficacy on the Interest in Becoming an Economics Teacher

Eneng Seli Rosalina; Janah Sojanah; Hari Mulyadi

doi:10.33578/pjr.v9i5.290

Authors

Eneng Seli Rosalina Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia Author
Janah Sojanah Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-5034 (unauthenticated)
Hari Mulyadi Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3807-8562 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33578/pjr.v9i5.290

Keywords:

perception, self-efficacy, learning motivation, interest

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effect of perceptions of the teaching profession and self-efficacy on the interest in becoming an economics teacher, with learning motivation as a mediating variable. The research employed a quantitative approach and was conducted on 55 students of the Economics Education Study Program at Langlangbuana University. Data were analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) method through the SmartPLS 4.1.1.2 application. The results showed that perceptions of the teaching profession had a significant effect on learning motivation but did not have a significant effect on the interest in becoming a teacher. Likewise, self-efficacy had a significant effect on learning motivation but did not significantly affect the interest in becoming a teacher. Learning motivation had a significant effect on the interest in becoming a teacher. Moreover, learning motivation significantly mediated the relationship between perceptions of the teaching profession and the interest in becoming a teacher, as well as between self-efficacy and the interest in becoming a teacher. These findings confirmed that learning motivation was a key factor in fostering students’ interest in becoming economics teachers. Therefore, it could be concluded that hypotheses H2 and H4 were rejected, while H1, H3, H5, H6, and H7 were accepted in this study. This research contributed substantially to the development of interest in becoming an economics teacher through a deeper understanding of the roles of perceptions of the teaching profession, self-efficacy, and learning motivation as psychological factors that could be strengthened to cultivate students’ commitment and enthusiasm toward the teaching profession in the field of economics.

References

Ajzen, I. (1991). Theory of Planned Behavior. 50 (2), 179e211 Bandura, A. (1997). Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control. Freeman.

Basri, H., Yusuf, A. M., & Afdal, A. (2021). Compatibility between Talent and Interest in Determining Higher Education Majors through Career Guidance in Senior High Schools. SCHOULID: Indonesian Journal of School Counseling,6 (2), 157-163.

https://jurnal.iicet.org/index.php/schoulid/article/view/885

Burgueño, R., González-Cutre, D., Sicilia, Á., Alcaraz-Ibáñez, M., & Medina-Casaubón, J. (2022). Is the instructional style of teacher educators related to the teaching intention of pre-service teachers? A Self-Determination Theory perspective-based analysis. Educational Review,74 (7), 1282-1304. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.1890695

Cornali, F. (2019). I'm going to be a teacher! exploring motives for teaching of a sample of Italian pre- primary and primary teacher candidates. Education 3-13,47 (5), 570-588.

https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2018.1510426

Demir, S. (2016). An Analysis of Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes and Opinions Regarding the Teaching Profession via Q-Methodology. European Journal of Contemporary Education,17 (3), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.13187/ejced.2016.17.295

Garaus, C., Furtmüller, G., & Güttel, W. H. (n.d.). The Hidden Power of Small Rewards: The Effects of Insufficient External Rewards on Autonomous Motivation to Learn Journal: Academy of Management Learning & Education The Hidden Power of Small Rewards: The Effects of Insufficient External Rewards on Autonomous Motivation to Learn.

Ghozali, I. (2014). Structural Equation Modeling Alternative Methods with Partial Least Squares (PLS)

(4th Edition). Diponegoro University Publishing Agency.

Ghozali, I. (2015). Partial Least Square, Concepts, Techniques and Applications Using the SmartPLS 3.0 Program (2nd Edition). Diponegoro University Publishing Agency.

Gök, B., & Kabasakal, K. A. (2019). Analyzing prospective teachers' self-efficacy beliefs, teaching motivation and attitudes towards teaching from the perspective of several variables. Pegem Egitim ve Ogretim Dergisi,9 (4), 1081-1112. https://doi.org/10.14527/pegegog.2019.035

Hafidah, D., Amelia, D., N, A. N., Fithriya, R. A. I., Aufa, M. F. N., Mardiant, A., & Rozak, R. W. A. (2024). Negative Perceptions of Education Major Students Regarding the Profession of Becoming a Teacher. Indo-MathEdu Intellectuals Journal,5 (2), 2071-2081.

https://doi.org/10.54373/imeij.v5i2.998

Hair, J. F., Jeffrey, J. R., Marko, S., & Christian, M. R. (2019). "When to Use and How to Report the Results of PLS-SEM." European Business Review 31,(1): , 2-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-11- 2018-0203

Hidayah, S., & Wulandari, R. N. A. (2022a). The Effect of Perceptions of the Teacher Profession and Family Environment on Student Interest in Becoming a Teacher with Self Efficacy as an Intervening Variable. Journal of Pajar (Education and .... https://pajar.ejournal.unri.ac.id/index.php/PJR/article/view/8815

Hidayah, S., & Wulandari, R. N. A. (2022b). The Effect of Perceptions of the Teacher Profession and Family Environment on Student Interest in Becoming a Teacher with Self Efficacy as an Intervening Variable. JOURNAL PAJAR (Education and Teaching),6 (4), 992.

https://doi.org/10.33578/pjr.v6i4.8815

Hurlock, E. B. (2010). Developmental Psychology Volume 2. Erlangga.

Hussein, A. S. (2015). Business and Management Research Using Partial Least Squares with SmartPLS

3.0. Brawijaya University, -1: 119 . https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023202519395

Janah, T. S., & Dwijayanti, R. (2024). THE EFFECT OF PERCEPTIONS OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION ON INTEREST IN CONTINUING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH LEARNING MOTIVATION AS AN INTERVENING VARIABLE FOR EDUCATION STUDENTS AT THE FACULTY. 12(1).

Kashefian-Naeeini, S., Shokrpour, N., & Pakdel, F. (2024). Optimizing EFL learning: exploring the role of learner background factors and the nuances of their effects on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation among university students in a mixed-methods study. BMC Psychology,12 (1), 535.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02034-8

Kinanti, R. A., & Putri, E. (2023). The Effect of Self-Efficacy and Perceptions of the Teaching Profession on Interest in Becoming a Teacher in Economic Education Students. Edunomic Journal of Economic Education. https://www.ejournalugj.com/index.php/Edunomic/article/view/9138

Maghfuroh, L. (2019). Interest and Motivation for Learning in Higher Education. Publisher Cv. Pena Persada Editorial.

Maslow, A. (1970). Motivation and Personality (2nd ed.).

Masrotin, & Wahjudi, E. (2021). The Role of Self-Efficacy in Mediating the Effect of Introduction to the

School Field (PLP) and Perceptions of the Teacher Profession on Interest in Becoming an Accounting Teacher. Journal of Accounting Education (JPAK), , .9(2)2722

Meirani, & Qoirunnada, W. (2022). The Effect of Motivation on Interest in Becoming a Teacher in Economic Education Students at FKIP Muhammadiyah Bengkulu University. 1(3), 219–222.

Narimawati, U., & Sarwono, J. (2024). Structural Equation Modeling Based on Partial Least Square Using SmartPLS (Marcella Kika (ed.); Edition 1). CV Andi Offset, Member of IKAPI.

Pinardi, J., Azahari, A. R., & Basuki, B. (2023). The Effect of Student Perceptions of the PPG Program and the Teaching Profession on Their Interest in Becoming Teachers. Kanderang Tingang Scientific Journal,14 (2), 521-530. https://doi.org/10.37304/jikt.v14i2.280

Putri, A., Tanzilah, F. N., Adnindiya, S., & Utama, D. H. (2024). "Dynamics of Interest in Becoming a Teacher: The Influence of Perceptions of Profession and Family Support through Motivation". Communication Education Journal, 7, 226–234.

Rahmadiyani, S., Sri Hariani, L., & Yudiono, U. (2020). Interest in Becoming a Teacher: Perceptions of the Teacher Profession, Introduction to the School Field (PLP) and Self-Efficacy. Journal of Economic Education Research, 5(1), 10–23.

Rohmah, Q., & Isroah. (2022). The Effect of Student Perceptions of the Teaching Profession, Self- Efficacy and Family Environment on Interest in Becoming a Teacher in Economic Education Students. Educative: Journal of Educational Sciences,4(2) , 1-9.

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31004/edukatif.v4i2.2459

Sholichah, S., & Pahlevi, T. (2021). The influence of perceptions of the teaching profession and self- efficacy on interest in becoming a teacher. In Journal of Administration and Management .... academia.edu. https://www.academia.edu/download/110414147/8158.pdf

Sugiyono. (2022). Quantitative, Qualitative and R & D Research Methods (3rd ed.). CV Alfabeta, Member of the Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI).

Sukma, A. N., Karlina, E., & Priyono, P. (2020). The Effect of Perceptions of the Teacher Profession on Interest in Becoming a Teacher in Economic Education Students at Indraprasta Pgri University. ... Development Journal of .... https://journal.lppmunindra.ac.id/index.php/RDJE/article/view/7573

Sussman, R., & Gifford, R. (2019). Causality in the Theory of Planned Behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,45 (6), 920-933. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218801363

Teza, S. D., Respita, R., & Gumanti, D. (2024). The Effect of Self-Efficacy and Learning Discipline on the Motivation of Economic Education Students at Ekasakti University. Scholastic Journal of Education,8 (1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.36057/jips.v8i1.666

Uno, H. (2016). Motivation Theory and Its Measurement Analysis in the Field of Education (3rd ed.).

Sinar Grafika Offset.

Vaughan-Johnston, T. I., & Jacobson, J. A. (2020). Theory Issues in Measurement Self-efficacy Theory: Vol. I.

Vu, H. T. T., Nguyen, T. Van, Vu, H. T. T., Lam, T. H. T., & Tran, T. T. T. (2023). Investigation of factors affecting preschool teachers' attitudes towards teaching profession in Vietnam. International Journal of Education and Practice,11 (4), 749-757. https://doi.org/10.18488/61.v11i4.3501

Wahyuni, D., & Setiyani, R. (2017). The Effect of Perceptions of the Teacher Profession, Family Environment, Self-Efficacy on Interest in Becoming a Teacher. Economic Education Analysis Journal, 6(3), 669–683.

Zofiroh, F., Wardani, D. K., & (2022). The Effect of Perceptions of the Teacher Profession and Family

Environment on Interest in Becoming an Economics Teacher Mediated by Motivation. Journal of Economic Education .... https://ejournal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/jupe/article/view/44290