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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Concurrent Validity; Construct Validity; Correlation; Educational Assessment; English; Foreign Countries; French; Incentives; Postsecondary Education; Rating Scales; Self Motivation; Student Motivation; Test Construction; Translation; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges

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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)

1993

EJ463397