About the Measure
Domains | Meta-cognition, Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance, Perceptions of Self |
Key stages | Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | Surface motive and strategy; Deep motive and strategy; Achieving motive and strategy |
Description | This instrument is designed to identify favoured approaches and strategies for learning by secondary-age pupils. |
Example | I chose my present subjects mainly because of career prospects when I leave school, not because I'm particularly interested in t |
Link | http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED308199.pdf |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 36 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Complex |
Time | 0 |
Age | 14-18 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .45-.77 |
Test retest | 4 months, r= [.49,.72] |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | r= [.20,.30] between achieving subscale and HSQ performance (academic performance) |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Biggs, J. B. (1987). Learning Process Questionnaire Manual. Student Approaches to Learning and Studying. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED308199.pdf Biggs, J., Kember, D., & Leung, D. Y. P. (2001). The revised two-factor Study Process Questionnaire: R-SPQ-2F. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 71(1), 133–149. doi:10.1348/000709901158433 |