Category Archives: Motivation

The Self-Regulation Questionnaires

Purpose: To assess individual differences in the types of motivation or regulation. Sources:  http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/self-regulation-questionnaires/ https://casaa.unm.edu/inst/SelfRegulation%20Questionnaire%20(SRQ).pdf

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The General Causality Orientations Scale (GCOS)

Purpose: To assess the strength of three different motivational orientations (autonomy, controlled, impersonal) within an individual. Source: http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/general-causality-orientations-scale/

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Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)

Purpose: To assess motivation and learning strategies used by college students. Sources: http://stelar.edc.org/instruments/motivated-strategies-learning-questionnaire-mslq  Pintrich, R. R., & DeGroot, E. V. (1990). Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance, Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 33-40.

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