This is a learning orientation scale in which 5 dimensions are defined by an intrinsic and an extrinsic pole: preference for challenge vs preference for easy work, curiosity/interest vs teacher approval, independent mastery attempts vs dependence on the teacher, independent judgment vs reliance on the teacher's judgment, and internal vs external criteria for success/failure.
Constructs Being Measured
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Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
Self and Teacher ratings
Five subscales, each contains six items
Primary and Secondary students
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
Harter, Susan. (1981). A New Self-Report Scale of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Orientation in the Classroom: Motivational and Informational Components. Developmental Psychology. 17. 300-312. 10.1037/0012-1649.17.3.300.
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Points to Consider
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