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Reliability and Predictive Validity of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Mslq)
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This paper reports on a new self-report, Likert-scaled instrument that was designed to assess motivation and use of learning strategies by college students. The motivation scales tap into three broad areas: (1) value (intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, task value), (2) expectancy (control beliefs about learning, self-efficacy); and (3) affect (test anxiety). The learning strategies section is comprised of nine scales which can be distinguished as cognitive, metacognitive, and resource management strategies. The cognitive strategies scales include (a) rehearsal, (b) elaboration, (c) organization, and (d) critical thinking. Metacognitive strategies are assessed by one large scale that includes planning, monitoring, and regulating strategies. Resource management strategies include (a) managing time and study environment; (b) effort management, (c) peer learning, and (d) help-seeking. Scale reliabilities are robust, and confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated good factor structure. In addition, the instrument shows reasonable predictive validity to the actual course performance of students.
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- Authors
- Pintrich, P. R., Smith, D. A. F., Garcia, T., & Mckeachie, W. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- The University of Michigan Ann Arbor
- Venue
- Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
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- 1993-09
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 801-813
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- 0013-1644 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3888
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- W2070635017
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- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
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- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, learning strategies, academic motivation, self-efficacy, test anxiety, goal orientation, task value, metacognitive strategies, cognitive strategies, resource management strategies, university students, course performance, instrument validation
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