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Utilizing Factor Analysis to Examine High School Students’ Academic Motivation
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Utilizing Factor Analysis to Examine High School Students’ Academic Motivation
Abstract
This paper evaluates a 22-item scale utilized to measure the 4 sub-dimensions of high school students’ academic motivation, and reports results of an initial investigation into the performance of the items within their own sub-dimensions. We selected these 22 items from Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ-A), a widely used scale for academic motivation in the field. Investigation into the sub-dimensions of the scale employing confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses revealed that the 22 items did not have a clear 4 sub-dimensions as proposed in previous research. Results suggest that the 4 sub-dimensions would emerge if we drop some of the low-loading items. In addition, since the scale was first used in the population of high school students, the unfit model challenges the previous theory that there are 4 sub-dimensions for the academic motivation. Further study may be needed to examine this issue for high school students.
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| | Authors: Li, Jian., Davis, Heather. and Lomax, Richard. |
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Utilizing Factor Analysis to Examine High School Students’ Academic Motivation
Abstract
This paper evaluates a 22-item scale utilized to measure the 4 sub-dimensions of high school
students’ academic motivation, and reports results of an initial investigation into the performance
of the items within their own sub-dimensions. We selected these 22 items from Academic Self-
Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ-A), a widely used scale for academic motivation in the field.
Investigation into the sub-dimensions of the scale employing confirmatory and exploratory factor
analyses revealed that the 22 items did not have a clear 4 sub-dimensions as proposed in previous
research. Results suggest that the 4 sub-dimensions would emerge if we drop some of the low-
loading items. In addition, since the scale was first used in the population of high school
students, the unfit model challenges the previous theory that there are 4 sub-dimensions for the
academic motivation. Further study may be needed to examine this issue for high school
students.
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