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Validating the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation Inventory: Evidence for the Short Forms of the College Student Version
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Jones, Brett D.; Wilkins, Jesse L. M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity evidence for the use of the 19-item and 20-item short forms of the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation Inventory (College Student version) with undergraduate students. These shorter forms of the MUSIC Inventory could be beneficial to teachers and researchers. Our analysis included inventory…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Learning Motivation, Test Length, Undergraduate Students
The Effects of a Syllabus on Students' Perceptions of the Motivational Climate in a Course
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Jones, Brett D.; Zhu, Xiao – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2022
A course syllabus can affect students' perceptions of the motivational climate within a course. Yet, few researchers have conducted experimental studies of students' perceptions of syllabi in courses in which they were currently enrolled. The purpose of the present studies was to assess the extent to which syllabi language and organization…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Language Usage
Motivational Climate Predicts Effort and Achievement in a Large Computer Science Course: Examining Differences across Sexes, Races/Ethnicities, and Academic Majors
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Jones, Brett D.; Ellis, Margaret; Gu, Fei; Fenerci, Hande – International Journal of STEM Education, 2023
Background: The motivational climate within a course has been shown to be an important predictor of students' engagement and course ratings. Because little is known about how students' perceptions of the motivational climate in a computer science (CS) course vary by sex, race/ethnicity, and academic major, we investigated these questions: (1) To…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Computer Science Education, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
Motivational Climate Predicts Student Evaluations of Teaching: Relationships between Students' Course Perceptions, Ease of Course, and Evaluations of Teaching
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Jones, Brett D.; Miyazaki, Yasuo; Li, Mengyun; Biscotte, Stephen – AERA Open, 2022
Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are important at most colleges and universities. One purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which motivational climate was associated with SETs. Another purpose was to determine whether course ease was associated with SETs. Participants included 2,949 undergraduate students from 30 courses at a…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Educational Environment, Prediction, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance