Table 1

Final Version of the TPSAMS

	Why do you think that students study?
1.	for the pleasure of learning more about the topics that interest them.
2.	because according to students, education will help them better prepare for the career they are going to choose.
3.	because with only elementary studies students could not find a well-paid job.
4.	to prove to themselves that they are intelligent persons.
5.	students do not know; they do not really understand what they are doing at school
6.	because studying will allow them to continue learning many things that interest them
7.	because students believe that education will increase their skills as future workers.
8.	so that they can get a more prestigious job later on.
9.	because being successful in their studies allows them to feel important.
10.	students do not see any reason in why they go to school and, frankly, they do not care.
11.	for the pleasure they get from discovering new things never seen before.
12.	because their studies will allow them to get into a job they like.
13.	they can get a more prestigious job later on.
14.	honestly, they do not know; they really feel like they’re wasting their time studying.
15.	for the pleasure of knowing more about the topics that interest them.
16.	because they want to prove to themselves that they are capable of succeeding in their studies.
17.	because they believe it will help them to better choose the way of their careers.
18.	to get a better salary later.
19.	they used to find good reasons to go to school, but now they wonder if they should continue going.
20.	to prove to themselves that they are capable of achieving good results in their studies.
Note. Intrinsic motivation – for knowledge = items 1, 6, 11, and 15; Identified regulation = 2, 7, 12, and 17; Introjected regulation = items 4, 9, 16, and 20; External regulation = items 3, 8, 13, and 18; Amotivation = items 5, 10, 14, and 19.

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