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In this study, to what extent fear appeals as a motivational tool used by instructor teaching in education faculty toward Kamu Personeli Seçme Sınavı (KPSS) is investigated. This research is conducted with 152 students studying in Erzincan University, Department of Elementary Education, in 2013-2014. The participants in the research are chosen by using simple random sampling strategy. In order to gathered data of the research, “Teachers’ Use of Fear Appeals Questionnaire” developed by Putwain and Roberts (2009) is applied to the students. The questionnaire is adapted to KPSS by researchers. The questionnaire has 11 questions which is sufficient for indicating students’ opinions by using a five-point Likert scale. Statistical data gathered for the research is analysed by Statistical Package for social Science (SPSS) 22.0 programs. The results of the research demonstrates that based on students’ perception, instructors teaching in education faculty modestly apply to use fear appeals messages to motivate students for KPSS. Additionally, the research results reveal that there is no statistically significant differentiation between students’ perception about fear appeals messages’ levels and gender, cumulative grade point average. According to departments that students are studying, the only significant differentiation is found between mathematics teaching and social science teaching departments in terms of their perception on fear appeals usage levels. Similar studies related to fear appeal messages and its effects could be conducted about in a particular subject and its evaluation, as well. In addition, by designing experimental studies, the effects of fear appeals on affective variables such as examination and future anxiety or motivation and academic achievement could be investigated

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