On the Assessment of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education: Evidence on the Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale.

Vallerand, Robert J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ463397

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Publication Date: 1993

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On the Assessment of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education: Evidence on the Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale.

Vallerand, Robert J.; And Others

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v53 n1 p159-72 Spr 1993

Studied concurrent and construct validities of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) (English translation of a scale developed in French) with 107 male and 110 female junior college students in Montreal (Canada) who completed the AMS and other motivation assessments. Findings support both concurrent and construct validity of the AMS. (SLD)

Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Correlation, Educational Assessment, English, Foreign Countries, French, Incentives, Postsecondary Education, Rating Scales, Self Motivation, Student Motivation, Test Construction, Translation, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal)

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Academic Motivation Scale

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