About the Measure
| Domains | Meta-cognition, Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Mastery; Performance; Work-avoidance; Social affiliation |
| Description | This is self-report measure designed to assess a range of social and academic motivation as well as meta-cognitive skills. |
| Example | I want to do well at school to show that I can learn new things |
| Link | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dennis_Mcinerney3/publication/247728476_The_development_and_validation_of_the_Goal_Orientation_and_Learning_Strategies_Survey_GOALS-S/links/54fa90d30cf20b0d2cb73aea.pdf |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 84 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 11-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Free - Available |
| Cost per child | Free - Available |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .72-.87 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | 2 higher-order CFAs goal orientation Chi-square(557)= 1030.45 TLI= .904 PRNI= .959 RMSEA= .042 Strategies Chi-square(328) = 488.72 TLI = 0.916 PRNI = 0.98 RMSEA = 0.038 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Dowson, M., & McInerney, D.M. (2004).The development and validation of the Goal Orientation and Learning Strategies Survey (GOALS- S).Educational and Psychological Measurement, 64, 290-310. doi:10.1177/0013164403251335. |