Adaptation of the Students' Motivation towards Science Learning (SMTSL) Questionnaire in the Greek Language

Autor/inn/en	Dermitzaki, Irini; Stavroussi, Panayiota; Vavougios, Denis; Kotsis, Konstantinos T.
Titel	Adaptation of the Students' Motivation towards Science Learning (SMTSL) Questionnaire in the Greek Language
Quelle	In: European Journal of Psychology of Education, 28 (2013) 3, S.747-766 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-2928
DOI	10.1007/s10212-012-0138-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Greek; Cultural Differences; Test Construction; College Students; Student Teachers; Factor Analysis; Test Validity; Factor Structure; Physics; College Science; Student Motivation; Cultural Relevance; Age Differences; Self Efficacy; Learning Strategies; Active Learning; Science Instruction; Performance; Science Achievement; Educational Environment; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fragebogen; Grieche; Griechisch; Kultureller Unterschied; Testaufbau; Collegestudent; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Faktorenanalyse; Testvalidität; Faktorenstruktur; Physik; Schulische Motivation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Aktives Lernen; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Achievement; Leistung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Griechenland
Abstract	The present study aimed at adapting in the Greek language the Students' Motivation Towards Science Learning (SMTSL) questionnaire developed by Tuan, Chin, and Shieh ("INT J SCI EDUC" 27(6): 639-654, 2005a) into a different cultural context, a different age group, that is, in university students and with a focus on physics learning. Three hundred and fifty Greek student teachers participated in the study. The original instrument consisted of 35 items allocated in six scales: self-efficacy, use of active learning strategies, science learning value, performance goals, achievement goals, and learning environment stimulation. The instrument's internal consistency was acceptable and comparable to previous studies' reports. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was applied on the data in order to test an a priori hypothesis regarding the SMTSL's factorial structure based on previous studies' findings. The results of the study showed that the six-factor conceptual model of students' motivation proposed by the SMTSL applies in this different cultural setting and in this group of university students with reference to physics learning. Along with the six distinct motivational constructs confirmed, students' motivational beliefs were also explained by a general motivational construct assumed to be at their basis. Suggestions for further improvement of the Greek version of the SMTSL are also discussed. (As Provided).
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