About the Measure
| Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 |
| Subscales | Self-Management of learning; Application of learning strategies; Support of classmates’ learning; Self-Regulation of arousalAccording to Study 2 in indicative references, 3 factors are proposed, with the first two subscales detailed above becoming: Self-Direction of Learning Subscale |
| Description | The SESSS was developed to measure the extent to which students use the specific strategies that researchers have shown relate to enhanced academic achievement. Survey items were written to assess students’ cognitive and metacognitive skills, social skills, and self management skills. |
| Example | After I failed to reach a goal, I told myself to try a new strategy and not to doubt my ability |
| Link | Contact author at gbrigman@fau.edu |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 27 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 15 |
| Age | 9-12 |
| Cost single purchase | Measure cannot b |
| Cost per child | Measure cannot b |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .87-.95 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | EFA consisting o |
| CFA | 3-factor model Chi-square (321) = 2205.12 RMSEA = 0.058 SRMR = 0.042 CFI = 0.98 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Brigman, G., Wells, C., Webb, L., Villares, E., Carey, J. C., & Harrington, K. (2015). Psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis of the student engagement in school success skills. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 48(1), 3-14. doi:10.1177/0748175614544545 Carey, J., Brigman, G., Webb, L., Villares, E., & Harrington, K. (2014). Development of an Instrument to Measure Student Use of Academic Success Skills An Exploratory Factor Analysis. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 47(3), 171-180. doi:10.1177/0748175613505622 |