Student Leadership Measurement Library
The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) was developed to measure the types of learning strategies and academic motivation used by students. This is a 44-item instrument that uses a 7-point Likert scale. The tool was designed as a self-report measure of student self-efficacy, intrinsic value, test anxiety, self-regulation, and use of learning strategies was administered, and performance data were obtained from work on classroom assignments.
Constructs Being Measured
How to Access and Cite
To access the resource, visit http://stelar.edc.org/instruments/motivated-strategies-learning-questionnaire-mslq
Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance. Study was done on seventh graders but tool was not explicitly designed just for them.
Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
44 Likert type items
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
Pintrich, R. R., & DeGroot, E. V. (1990). Motivational and self-regulated learning components of classroom academic performance, Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 33-40.
Available Languages
Rationale
Focus on awareness of one's actions on others and the metacognition of learning is high. All of the content in the assessment is around a narrow definition of academic achievement and motivation.
Points to Consider
For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.