The Academic Motivation Scale (AMS)

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Instrument Overview

The Echelle de Motivation en Education (EME) is based on the tenets of self-determination theory and is composed of 28 items subdivided into 7 subscales assessing three types of intrinsic motivation (intrinsic motivation to know, to accomplish things, and to experience stimulation), three types of extrinsic motivation (external, introjected, and identified regulation), and amotivation. The EME was translated into English and named the Academic Motivation Scale. The English version, the AMS, showed satisfactory levels of internal consistency temporal stability over a one-month period. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the 7-factor structure of the AMS.  A college version is also available. Subscore(s): Motivation, Internal Motivation, External Motivation, Amotivation

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Organization

Topic
Student Well-Being
Student Well-Being Category
Student Academic Dispositions and Learning Strategies

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Tags
Motivation,
Social and emotional learning,
Higher education

Content

Grades
Post secondary,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Management ; Social Awareness ; Motivation ; Internal Motivation ; External Motivation ; Amotivation
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
15-20 minutes
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Link
https://www.lrcs.uqam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/HS-emes_en.pdf
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Schoolwide

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Cokley, K. O., Bernard, N., Cunningham, D., & Motoike, J. (2001). A psychometric investigation of the academic motivation scale using a United States sample. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 34(2), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2001.12069027

Fairchild, A. J., Horst, S. J., Finney, S. J., & Barron, K. E. (2005). Evaluating existing and new validity evidence for the Academic Motivation Scale. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 30(3), 331-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2004.11.001

Stover, J. B., de la Iglesia, G., Boubeta, A. R., & Liporace, M. F. (2012). Academic Motivation Scale: Adaptation and psychometric analyses for high school and college students. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 5, 71-83. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S33188

Vallerand, R. J., Pelletier, L. G., Blais, M. R., Brière, N. M., Senecal, C., & Vallières, É. F. (1993). On the assessment of intrinsic, extrinsic, and amotivation in education: Evidence on the concurrent and construct validity of the Academic Motivation Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53(1), 159-172. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164493053001018.

Vallerand, R. J., Pelletier, L. G., Blais, M. R., Briere, N. M., Senecal, C., & Vallieres, E. F. (1992). The Academic Motivation Scale: A measure of intrinsic, extrinsic, and amotivation in education. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 52(4), 1003-1017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164492052004025