A Review of Self-Report and Alternative Approaches in the Measurement of Student Motivation |
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Authors: | Sara M Fulmer Jan C Frijters |
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Institution: | (1) Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA;(2) Departments of Child and Youth Studies & Psychology, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada; |
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Abstract: | Within psychological and educational research, self-report methodology dominates the study of student motivation. The present
review argues that the scope of motivation research can be expanded by incorporating a wider range of methodologies and measurement
tools. Several authors have suggested that current study of motivation is overly reliant on self-report measures, warranting
a move toward alternative approaches. This review critiques self-report methodology as a basis for examining alternative conceptualizations
of motivation (e.g., phenomenological, neuropsychological/physiological, and behavioral) and related measurement tools. Future
directions in motivational methodology are addressed, including attempts at integration or combination of these approaches
and a preliminary functional framework for the development of novel, multidimensional approaches to the study of motivation. |
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