Final Version of the TPSAMS<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/td> Why do you think that students study?<\/td><\/tr> 1.<\/td> for the pleasure of learning more about the topics that interest them.<\/td><\/tr> 2.<\/td> because according to students, education will help them better prepare for the career they are going to choose.<\/td><\/tr> 3.<\/td> because with only elementary studies students could not find a well-paid job.<\/td><\/tr> 4.<\/td> to prove to themselves that they are intelligent persons. <\/td><\/tr> 5.<\/td> students do not know; they do not really understand what they are doing at school<\/td><\/tr> 6.<\/td> because studying will allow them to continue learning many things that interest them<\/td><\/tr> 7.<\/td> because students believe that education will increase their skills as future workers.<\/td><\/tr> 8.<\/td> so that they can get a more prestigious job later on. <\/td><\/tr> 9.<\/td> because being successful in their studies allows them to feel important.<\/td><\/tr> 10.<\/td> students do not see any reason in why they go to school and, frankly, they do not care.<\/td><\/tr> 11.<\/td> for the pleasure they get from discovering new things never seen before.<\/td><\/tr> 12.<\/td> because their studies will allow them to get into a job they like. <\/td><\/tr> 13.<\/td> they can get a more prestigious job later on. <\/td><\/tr> 14.<\/td> honestly, they do not know; they really feel like they\u2019re wasting their time studying.<\/td><\/tr> 15.<\/td> for the pleasure of knowing more about the topics that interest them.<\/td><\/tr> 16.<\/td> because they want to prove to themselves that they are capable of succeeding in their studies. <\/td><\/tr> 17.<\/td> because they believe it will help them to better choose the way of their careers.<\/td><\/tr> 18.<\/td> to get a better salary later.<\/td><\/tr> 19.<\/td> they used to find good reasons to go to school, but now they wonder if they should continue going.<\/td><\/tr> 20.<\/td> to prove to themselves that they are capable of achieving good results in their studies.<\/td><\/tr> Note. <\/em>Intrinsic motivation \u2013 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.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n