This study purpose, is to determine cognitive motivation level of
students in the Social Sciences Department at the University of Oum El
Bouaghi, by applying descriptive approach.
150 students were used as samples for this study.
The two researchers had designed the cognitive motivation scale.
For the research’s data processing, the following statistical methods had
been adopted: Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient, Spearman's Rank
Correlation Coefficient, Cronbach's Alpha, Percentages, Arithmetic
Mean, Frequencies, Standard Deviation, One-way analysis of variance,
Two-way analysis of variance, T-test and Scheffe's Test. Study’s results
are as follows:
Cognitive motivation level among Social Sciences Department
students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Larbi
Ben M’Hidi University, has been revealed high.
There are differences, which had been disclosed, due to specialty
and gender variables.
In cognitive motivation, there is no interaction effect between the
two specialty and gender variables