Instrument Type:
Questionnaire
Year:
1993
Language:
English
Educational Sector:
secondary
higher
vocational
corporate
adult
non-formal
informal
other
Learning Technology:
for analog and digital learning environments
Number of Items:
31
Number of Dimensions:
5
Response Format:
7-point Likert Scale (1=Not at all true of me – 7 Very true of me)
Learning Indicators :
affective processes
Reliability:
Cronbach alpha:
Intrinsic Goal Orientation = .74
Extrinsic Goal Orientation =.62
Task Value =.90
Control of Learning Beliefs =.68
Self-Efficacy for Learning and Performance =.93
Test Anxiety =.80
Validated:
Yes
Notes (References):
Pintrich, P. R., Smith, D. A., Garcia, T., & McKeachie, W. J. (1993). Reliability and predictive validity of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Educational and psychological measurement, 53(3), 801-813.
The questionnaire deals with motivation to learn. It is a standardised instrument with 6 dimensions: Intrinsic goal, Extrinsic Goal Orientation, Task Value, Control Beliefs about Learning, Self Efficacy for Learning and Performance and Test Anxiety.