About the Measure
| Domains | Meta-cognition, Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 2 |
| Subscales | Amotivation; Mastery; Skill/Ability; Work completion; Competition; Cooperation |
| Description | The TRAAM is a teacher-report instrument which uses descriptive statements to provide insight into pupils' motivation with high scores reflecting motivated behaviour. |
| Example | Prefers to repeat a task that has already been mastered, rather than attempt a difficult novel task |
| Link | http://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3117&context=theses |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 44 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Teacher |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 8-11 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .79-.98 |
| Test retest | 2- weeks, r= [.85,.93] |
| Inter-rater reliability | r= [.44,.77] |
| EFA | 4-factor solutio |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | r= [.41,.78] with teacher judgement measures and r= [.33,.42] with Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised |
| Construct validity | r= [.17,.48] with Scale of Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Orientation in the Classroom (SIEOC) and r= [.17 - .49] with Children's Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (CAIMI) |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | r= [.25,.72] with SAT scores, accounting for 13 to 32% of the variance |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Stinnett, T. A., Oehler-Stinnett, J., & Stout, L. J. (1991). Development of the Teacher Rating of Academic Achievement Motivation: TRAAM. School Psychology Review, 20(4), 609-622. Oehler-Stinnett, J., & Boykin, C. (2001). Convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity of the Teacher Rating of Academic Achievement Motivation (TRAAM) with the ACTeRs-TF and the BASC-TRS. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 19(1), 4-18. doi:10.1177/073428290101900101 Pitcher, R. P. (1993). The Test-Retest and Inter-rater Reliability of the Teacher Rating of Academic Achievement Motivation. Masters Theses. Paper 2121. Retrieved from 06/02/2017http://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/2121 Schuck, L. A., Oehler-Stinnett, J., & Stinnett, T. A. (1995). Predictive validity of the Teacher Rating of Academic Achievement Motivation (TRAAM) with Hispanic students. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 13(2), 143-156. doi:10.1177/073428299501300204 Stinnett, T. A., & Oehler-Stinnett, J. (1992). Validation of the teacher rating of academic achievement motivation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 10(3), 276-290. doi:10.1177/073428299201000307 |