Self-Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning
Expert NotesStrengths:Strong reliability; validated with UK nursing students and later with Italian nurses and nursing students.
Cautions:Limited validation with U.S. students, K–12 students, and students outside health-professions education.
Topics: Student LearningTags: College readinessThe Self-Rating Scale of Self-Directed Learning is a self-report survey that measures students’ perceptions of their ability to manage and direct their own learning. It focuses on skills such as monitoring learning progress, identifying areas for improvement, and taking responsibility for learning…“Learning to Learn” Competence
Expert NotesStrengths:Strong reliability; validated with Spanish university students to measure self-perceived development of learning-to-learn skills. Used to assess changes following instruction, including comparing flipped and traditional teaching approaches.
Cautions:Limited validation with U.S. students, elementary students, and students outside Spain.
Topics: Student LearningTags: College readinessThe Self-Perceived Level of Development of the “Learning to Learn” Competence is a self-report survey that measures university students’ perceptions of their development of the “learning to learn” competence. It assesses students’ perceptions of skills related to managing and improving their own…Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Strong reliability; validated with undergraduate students for assessing confidence in managing their own learning.
Cautions:Limited validation with elementary or secondary students and adult learners outside formal training; not established for evaluating whether an instructional intervention improves self-regulated learning.
Topics: Student LearningTags: College readinessThe Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning Scale (SESRL) is a self-report measure of students’ confidence in their ability to use self-regulated learning strategies. It assesses beliefs about managing academic tasks, such as completing assignments, studying, and staying focused when learning…Self-Efficacy for Programming and Physics
Expert NotesStrengths:Sensitive to differences following instruction, meaning it can be used to collect evidence of whether an instructional intervention increased programming and physics self-efficacy.
Cautions:Limited validation outside Taiwanese students and interdisciplinary computational physics; not established for predicting achievement or evaluating programs more broadly.
Topics: Student LearningTags: Motivation, Student engagementThe Self-Efficacy for Programming and Physics measure is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess students’ confidence in their ability to use programming and physics skills in a modeling-based learning context. It focuses on self-efficacy for tasks involved in representing and solving…Self-Efficacy for Learning Form
Expert NotesStrengths:Strong reliability; validated with U.S. middle and high school students for assessing confidence in managing learning tasks and strategies. Useful for examining relationships between self-efficacy for learning, self-regulated learning, and academic performance.
Cautions:Limited validation with elementary students, college students, and adult learners.
Topics: Student LearningTags: College readinessThe Self-Efficacy for Learning Form (SELF) is a self-report survey that measures students’ confidence in their ability to use self-regulated learning strategies for academic tasks. It focuses on beliefs about using processes such as planning, organizing, monitoring, and managing learning. An…Science Motivation Questionnaire II
Expert NotesStrengths:Strong reliability (scores are highly consistent within each motivation component). Validated with U.S. college science majors and non-science majors; scores were related to college science GPA, especially self-efficacy.
Cautions:Not designed for elementary or secondary students. Not validated for individual diagnosis or high-stakes prediction.
Topics: Student LearningTags: Motivation, Student engagementThe Science Motivation Questionnaire II (SMQ-II) is a 25-item self-report questionnaire that measures students’ motivation to learn science in college courses. It includes five subscales: intrinsic motivation, self-determination, self-efficacy, career motivation, and grade motivation. The…Perceived Stress Questionnaire
Expert NotesStrengths:Broad measure of stress perception: Captures multiple dimensions of perceived stress, including worries, tension, and lack of joy. Strong validation history: Used across countries and populations with established reliability evidence.
Cautions:Not a measure of specific stressors: Focuses on perceived stress rather than identifying causes of stress.
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: MotivationThe Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) is a 30-item self-report survey that measures how much stress a person perceives in their daily life. It includes items related to factors such as tension, interpersonal conflict, and perceived demands. The PSQ can be administered in two forms: a General…Online Learning Self-Efficacy Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Designed for online learning: Directly relevant for virtual and hybrid courses. Focuses on actionable behaviors: Includes concrete strategies like time management and help-seeking.
Cautions:Some items may not fit all contexts: Certain behaviors (e.g., discussion boards) may not apply in every course. Variable consistency across subscales: Not all sections of the survey may perform equally well (e.g., help-seeking and time management.
Topics: Student LearningThe Online Learning Self-Efficacy Scale (OLSES) is a 22-item self-report questionnaire that measures students’ confidence in their ability to succeed in online learning. It includes three subscales: learning in the online environment, time management, and technology use. The scale was developed for…