About the Measure
Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance, Resilience and coping |
Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
Description | SAMRS aims to identify students’ levels of academic achievement motivation, predict students’ academic achievement, and assesses how programs affect students’ achievement motivation. |
Example | Brings in materials related to classroom activities |
Link | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0013164497057002008 |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 15 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Teacher |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 5-18 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .61-.90 |
Test retest | 6-8 weeks, r= [.79-.98] |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | r= .76 median correlation with Grade Point Averge |
Construct validity | r= [.40-.85] with measures of self-esteem (Self-Esteem Rating Scale for Children) |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Chiu, L-H. (1997). Development and validation of the School Achievement Motivation Rating Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 57(2), 292–305. doi:10.1177/0013164497057002008 |