About the Measure
| Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 2 |
| Subscales | Effort; Initiative; Non-participatory behaviour |
| Description | The SPQ is used to compare children's levels of attendance and indicators of academic success. It is comprised of three scales: effort, initiative, and non-participatory behaviour. It also contains items that assess the extent to which children value school achievement. |
| Example | Does more than just the assigned work |
| Link | Contact author at finn@buffalo.edu |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 25 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Teacher |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 9-10 |
| Cost single purchase | Available from a |
| Cost per child | Available from a |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .89-.94 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Maximum likeliho |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | r= [.42,.57] between subscales and achievement measures |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Finn, J. D., Folger, J., & Cox, D. (1991). Measuring participation among elementary grade students. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 51(2), 393–402. doi:10.1177/0013164491512013 Farber, S., & Finn, J. (2000, April). Classroom organisation and student behaviour. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED449197.pdf |