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 |