About the Measure
| Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Energy; Dedication; Absorption |
| Description | The EDA measures energy, dedication, and absorption with respect to schoolwork. |
| Example | At school I am bursting with energy |
| Link | http://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/abs/10.1027/1015-5759/a000091?journalCode=jpa |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 9 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 16-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
| Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .80-.94 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Chi-square(61) = 314.95 p < ns RMSEA = 0.05 CFI = 0.97 SRMR = 0.03 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | r= -.30 with School Burnout Inventory; r= .28 with Grade Point Average; r= -.04 with DEPS-10 depression scale |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Salmela-Aro, K., & Upadaya, K. (2012). The Schoolwork Engagement Inventory. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 28(1), 60–67. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000091 |