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The aim of this study is to present the results of the validity and reliability study of the TEDS-M scale of motivation to choose teaching profession. The study sample consisted of 583 preservice elementary mathematics teachers studying in seven different universities in Turkey. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the structural validity of the scale. Factor analyses revealed a two-factor structure such as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The total variance explained by the whole scale was found to be % 50, Cronbach alfa reliability coefficient was found as 0.75 Mc Donald Omega was found as 0.85. For both factors of the scale the reliability coefficients were found above 0.74 and item-total correlations above 0.54. In conclusion, it was shown that motivation to become a teacher consisted of two factors such as intrinsic and extrinsic reasons, the Turkish form of the scale has a valid and reliable structure and could be used in future studies.

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