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Lopez, J.; Johnson, C.; Dai, L.; Jones, M. H.; Nodine, M.; Cooper, D.; Eckel, S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
The present study examined the convergent validity between two frequently used achievement goal instruments: Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) and the Achievement Goal Questionnaire 3 x 2 (AGQ 3 x 2). Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models tested for relationships both within and across the scales in a sample of…
Descriptors: Surveys, Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Test Validity
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Strunk, Kamden K.; Lester, Wilson S.; Lane, Forrest C.; Hoover, Payton D.; Betties, Jasmine S. – Educational Psychology, 2021
Achievement goal theory is a popular theoretical framework that has been widely used to understand the goals students hold regarding their academic work. This theoretical model has been subject to an ongoing debate regarding the number and nature of constructs it includes. Notable in such debates has been the inclusion or exclusion of…
Descriptors: Surveys, Rating Scales, Questionnaires, Academic Achievement
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Mu, Wenlong; Chen, Zheng; Duan, Wenjie – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
The Academic Encouragement Scale (AES) evaluates academic encouragement received from someone whom the student respects. This study reported the psychometric properties of the AES among 1602 Chinese adolescents. The results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported a two-factor structure of the AES (i.e., challenge-focused encouragement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship
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Barry Bai; Youyan Nie; Ai Noi Lee – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
The present study examined the relations between three motivational variables, i.e. academic self-efficacy, task importance, and interest with three types of learning behaviours, i.e. class engagement, metacognitive self-regulation, and avoidance coping with 1954 secondary students in Singapore. Positive correlations were found between the three…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning