Students’ Motivation Toward Science Learning (SMTSL)

The Students’ Motivation Towards Science Learning (SMTSL) is a 35-item, 6-factor instrument developed to assess students’ motivation towards science learning. The full 35-item inventory, as well as shortened adaptations have been administered to junior and senior high school students (grades 7-11) in Taiwan using both a 5-point and 4-point Likert-type response scale. The total SMTSL score and subscale scores (e.g., self-efficacy) have been used to evaluate students’ science learning motivation in relation to their learning styles and conceptual change.

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Supplemental Information:

n/a

Assessment Type:

Survey

Scale:

Likert scale

Publication Date:

Apr 01, 2005

Respondent:

student

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Engagement, Attitude / Behavior

Sample items:

Reliability:

The SMTSL questionnaire has good construct validity and also criterion-related validity

Validity:

Frequency:

Rarely

Administration time:

0 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Tuan, Hsiao-Lin & Chin, Chi-Chin & Shieh, Shyang-Horng. (2005). The development of a questionnaire to measure students' motivation towards science learning. International Journal of Science Education. 27. 639-654. 10.1080/0950069042000323737.

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STEM Criteria

Science

Yes

Technology

Yes

Engineering

Yes

Math

Yes
Contact

Hsiao-Lin Tuan, Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Changhua University of Education Changhua, Taiwan 500, Taiwan. Email: suhltuan@cc.ncue.edu.tw