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The Academic Motivation Scale: A Measure of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education.

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Vallerand, Robert J.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992

A French measure of motivation toward education was cross-culturally validated in English with 745 Canadian university students. Results demonstrate satisfactory internal consistency and temporal stability for the English version, the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS). A LISREL confirmatory factor analysis confirms the seven-factor structure of the…

Descriptors: College Students, Culture Fair Tests, English, Factor Structure

Perceptions of Teachers' Communicative Style and Students' Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation.

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Noels, Kimberly A.; Clement, Richard; Pelletier, Luc G. – Modern Language Journal, 1999

Investigated how students' perceptions of teachers' communicative style related to students' extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, examining links between these variables and various language-learning outcomes (effort, anxiety, and language competence). Students in a French immersion course completed questionnaires. Perceptions of teacher's…

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Foreign Countries, French, Second Language Instruction

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

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Vallerand, Robert J.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 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