The development of a questionnaire to measure students' motivation towards science learning

By Hsiao‐Lin Tuan *, Chi‐Chin Chin, Shyang-Horng Shieh. 2005

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The purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire that measures students' motivation toward science learning (SMTSL). Six scales were developed: self‐efficacy, active learning strategies, science learning value, performance goal, achievement goal, and learning environment stimulation. In total, 1407 junior high school students from central Taiwan, varying in grades, sex, and achievements, were selected by stratified random sampling to respond to the questionnaire. The Cronbach alpha for the entire questionnaire was 0.89; for each scale, alpha ranged from 0.70 to 0.89. There were significant correlations (p < 0.01) of the SMTSL questionnaire with students' science attitudes (r = 0.41), and with the science achievement test in previous and current semesters (r p = 0.40 and r c = 0.41). High motivators and low motivators showed a significant difference (p < 0.01) on their SMTSL scores. Findings of the study confirmed the validity and reliability of the SMTSL questionnaire. Implications for using the SMTSL questionnaire in research and in class are discussed in the paper.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

• Refinement of a Chemistry Attitude Measure for College Students. (2011, neutral): “” (Tuan et al., 2005)”
• Thoughts on attitude measurement (2006, background): “Similar weaknesses are to be found in Tuan et al. (2005), while many of these weaknesses are happily avoided in Jenkins and Nelson (2005).”
• The Use of Cronbach’s Alpha When Developing and Reporting Research Instruments in Science Education (2017, background): “Tuan and colleagues (Tuan, Chin, & Shieh, 2005) report a study “ to develop a questionnaire that measures students ’ motivation toward science learning ” (p.639).”
• Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Students’ Motivation and Self‐Regulation in Science Learning (2011, background): “In the other survey, Students’ Motivation towards Science Learning (SMTSL), Tuan et al. (2005) identified the six motivational constructs of self-efficacy, active learning strategies, science learning value, performance goal, achievement goal, and learning environment stimulation.”