The Effect of SEA-Teacher Mentoring on The Students’ Intrinsic Motivation in Teaching Practice

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the effect of SEA-Teacher mentoring on the intrinsic motivation of the English student participants during the four-weeks teaching practice in the SEA-Teacher program held at Pangasinan State University, Philippines. This study is evaluative research that was carried out within an ex post facto. The data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. The instrument used was adapted from the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) derived from self-determination theory. The data obtained were analyzed by using a descriptive statistics method. The result of the study showed that 1) the SEA-Teacher mentoring affected the student's intrinsic motivation to the extent of interest, effort, perceived choice, perceived competence, value, pressure, and relatedness, 2) there are several ways in which students' intrinsic motivation be affected namely by providing a useful activity, role modeling, increasing the feeling of excitement, giving beneficial feedback, and maintaining a good relationship. Through the questionnaire, the researcher found that the mean score was 135.60 and the standard deviation was 24.802 for the prior data, while the mean score after the mentoring was 180.20 and the standard deviation was 10.803. Most students are motivated and SEA-Teacher mentoring can be used as an alternative to increasing students' intrinsic motivation in teaching practice.