School Motivation Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population: Structure and Psychometric Studies.

It is presented the structure and psychometric studies of the “School Motivation Questionnaire”. The SMQ is a self-report questionnaire with 101 items, organized in sixteen scales that measure the students´ goal orientations, the perceived classroom goal structures, the perceived teacher’s autonom...

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Main Authors: Gomes Cordeiro, Pedro Miguel, Couceiro Figueira, Ana Paula, Tomás da Silva, José, Matos, Lennia
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spelling ndltd-PERUUPC-oai-repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe-10757-3143422017-04-04T04:30:47Z School Motivation Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population: Structure and Psychometric Studies. Gomes Cordeiro, Pedro Miguel Couceiro Figueira, Ana Paula Tomás da Silva, José Matos, Lennia theories of achievement motivation School Motivation Questionnaire psychometric studies perceived instrumentality teorías de la motivación de logro Cuestionario de Motivación Escolar estudios psicométricos instrumentalidad percibida It is presented the structure and psychometric studies of the “School Motivation Questionnaire”. The SMQ is a self-report questionnaire with 101 items, organized in sixteen scales that measure the students´ goal orientations, the perceived classroom goal structures, the perceived teacher’s autonomy support and the use of learning strategies. Twelve scales are adapted from the “Learning Climate Questionnaire”, “Perceptions of Instrumentality” and “Cuestionário a Estudiantes”. Four scales and five additional items are created new. The psychometric studies rely on a convenience sample consisting of 9th and 12th grade students ( = 485) of Portuguese schools. The factorial and construct validity, verified through several exploratory factorial analyses to the data, presents a final solution of six factors, labelled Strategies (F1), Teacher Extrinsic Goals (F2), Student Extrinsic Goals, Externally Regulated (F3) Teacher Intrinsic Goals (F4), Student Extrinsic Goals, Internally Regulated (F5), and Student Intrinsic Goals (F6). The six-factor solution explains a significant variance of the scale results (53.95%). Good coefficients of internal consistency are obtained for all factors, never below (.858; F6). In sum there is strong evidence to support the multi-dimensionality of SMQ, upholding that the data obtained is exploratory and applies for future validation studies. Se presenta la estructura y los estudios psicométricos del “Cuestionario de Motivación Escolar“. El CME es un cuestionario de auto informe con 101 ítems, organizados en dieciséis escalas que miden las orientaciones de las metas de los estudiantes, la percepción de las estructuras de las metas de clase, las percepciones del apoyo del profesor a la autonomía y el uso de estrategias de aprendizaje. Doce escalas son una adaptación del “Learning Climate Questionnaire”, “Perceptions of Instrumentality” y “Cuestionario a Estudiantes”. Cuatro escalas y cinco frases adicionales se crearon para este estudio. Los estudios psicométricos se basan en una muestra de conveniencia compuesta por estudiantes de los grados 9 y 12 (N = 485) de las escuelas portuguesas. La validez factorial y la construcción ha sido verificada a través de varios análisis factoriales exploratorios de los datos, y presenta una solución definitiva de seis factores, siendo Estrategias (F1), Metas extrínsecas de los docentes (F2), Metas extrínsecas de los estudiantes, reguladas externamente (F3), Metas intrínsecas de los docentes (F4), Metas extrínsecas de los estudiantes ,reguladas internamente (F5), y Metas intrínsecas de los estudiantes (F6). La solución de seis factores explica una variación significativa de los resultados de la escala (53,95%). Se encontraron buenos coeficientes de consistencia interna para todos los factores, nunca por debajo de (.858; F6). En suma, hay una fuerte evidencia para apoyar la multidimensionalidad del CME. Estos resultados son exploratorios y servirán como una base para estudios de validación posteriores. 2014-03-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article The Spanish Journal of Psychology 2012, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1441-1455 1138-7416 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2012.v15.n3.39428 http://hdl.handle.net/10757/314342 http://repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe/upc/handle/10757/314342 eng http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8805603 http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/172/17224489050.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Cambridge University Press Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) Repositorio Académico - UPC
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topic theories of achievement motivation
School Motivation Questionnaire
psychometric studies
perceived instrumentality
teorías de la motivación de logro
Cuestionario de Motivación Escolar
estudios psicométricos
instrumentalidad percibida
spellingShingle theories of achievement motivation
School Motivation Questionnaire
psychometric studies
perceived instrumentality
teorías de la motivación de logro
Cuestionario de Motivación Escolar
estudios psicométricos
instrumentalidad percibida
Gomes Cordeiro, Pedro Miguel
Couceiro Figueira, Ana Paula
Tomás da Silva, José
Matos, Lennia
School Motivation Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population: Structure and Psychometric Studies.
description It is presented the structure and psychometric studies of the “School Motivation Questionnaire”. The SMQ is a self-report questionnaire with 101 items, organized in sixteen scales that measure the students´ goal orientations, the perceived classroom goal structures, the perceived teacher’s autonomy support and the use of learning strategies. Twelve scales are adapted from the “Learning Climate Questionnaire”, “Perceptions of Instrumentality” and “Cuestionário a Estudiantes”. Four scales and five additional items are created new. The psychometric studies rely on a convenience sample consisting of 9th and 12th grade students ( = 485) of Portuguese schools. The factorial and construct validity, verified through several exploratory factorial analyses to the data, presents a final solution of six factors, labelled Strategies (F1), Teacher Extrinsic Goals (F2), Student Extrinsic Goals, Externally Regulated (F3) Teacher Intrinsic Goals (F4), Student Extrinsic Goals, Internally Regulated (F5), and Student Intrinsic Goals (F6). The six-factor solution explains a significant variance of the scale results (53.95%). Good coefficients of internal consistency are obtained for all factors, never below (.858; F6). In sum there is strong evidence to support the multi-dimensionality of SMQ, upholding that the data obtained is exploratory and applies for future validation studies. === Se presenta la estructura y los estudios psicométricos del “Cuestionario de Motivación Escolar“. El CME es un cuestionario de auto informe con 101 ítems, organizados en dieciséis escalas que miden las orientaciones de las metas de los estudiantes, la percepción de las estructuras de las metas de clase, las percepciones del apoyo del profesor a la autonomía y el uso de estrategias de aprendizaje. Doce escalas son una adaptación del “Learning Climate Questionnaire”, “Perceptions of Instrumentality” y “Cuestionario a Estudiantes”. Cuatro escalas y cinco frases adicionales se crearon para este estudio. Los estudios psicométricos se basan en una muestra de conveniencia compuesta por estudiantes de los grados 9 y 12 (N = 485) de las escuelas portuguesas. La validez factorial y la construcción ha sido verificada a través de varios análisis factoriales exploratorios de los datos, y presenta una solución definitiva de seis factores, siendo Estrategias (F1), Metas extrínsecas de los docentes (F2), Metas extrínsecas de los estudiantes, reguladas externamente (F3), Metas intrínsecas de los docentes (F4), Metas extrínsecas de los estudiantes ,reguladas internamente (F5), y Metas intrínsecas de los estudiantes (F6). La solución de seis factores explica una variación significativa de los resultados de la escala (53,95%). Se encontraron buenos coeficientes de consistencia interna para todos los factores, nunca por debajo de (.858; F6). En suma, hay una fuerte evidencia para apoyar la multidimensionalidad del CME. Estos resultados son exploratorios y servirán como una base para estudios de validación posteriores.
author Gomes Cordeiro, Pedro Miguel
Couceiro Figueira, Ana Paula
Tomás da Silva, José
Matos, Lennia
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Tomás da Silva, José
Matos, Lennia
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title School Motivation Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population: Structure and Psychometric Studies.
title_short School Motivation Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population: Structure and Psychometric Studies.
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title_full_unstemmed School Motivation Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population: Structure and Psychometric Studies.
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publisher Cambridge University Press
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