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Motivation Scale towards Physics Learning (MSPL)
Developed by Elif Ince, Hilal Çagap, Yasemin Deneri
Purpose
To determine the motivation levels of undergraduate pre-service science teachers towards physics learning (can also be used with any college level science students).
Format
Agree/disagree
Duration
30 min
Focus
Beliefs / Attitudes (self-efficacy, appreciation reward, value of learning physics)
Silver Validation
This is the second highest level of research validation, corresponding to at least 5 of the validation categories below.
Research Validation Summary
Based on Research Into:
Student thinking
Studied Using:
Student interviews
Expert review
Appropriate statistical analysis
Research Conducted:
At multiple institutions
By multiple research groups
Peer-reviewed publication
The questions on the MSPL were developed based on a review of literature. Over 100 questions were drafted to probe many different aspects of motivation. The questions were tested with students, reviewed by experts, and the number of questions reduced to 74. The questions were given to over 600 pre-service teachers at several institutions. An exploratory factor analysis was performed, and the final 22 items were identified. These 22 questions were given to over 400 pre-service teachers, and a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted with the results. Statistical analyses of realibility, discrimination and difficulty found reasonable values.
References
E. Ince, H. Çagap, and Y. Deneri, Development and Validation of Motivation Scale towards Physics Learning. Inter. Jour. of Phys. & Chem. Ed., 12(4), 61-74 (2020).
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Translator(s)
Turkish
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