Validazione italiana del Self- and Task-Perception Questionnaire per adolescenti in ambito matematico
FADDA, DANIELA;SCALAS, LAURA FRANCESCA
2016-01-01
Abstract
Within the expectancy-value theory framework, the present study provides support for the Italian validation of the Il Self-This instrument, developed by Eccles and colleagues measures expectancy, subjective task values and perceived difficulty in a specific academic domain. The STPQ consists of 19 items on a 6-point response scale; it shows adequate psychometric proprieties and the ability to predict subsequent performance and career decisions of students. In the present study, we examined motivation toward mathematics in a sample of 440 students (232 males and 208 females), attending the final year of high school. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to provide support for the six first order factonal structure of the instrument (ability/expectancy, intrinsic/interest value, attainment value/importance, extrinsic/utility value, task difficulty, required effort), which resulted invariant over gender. According with previous international studies, the authors found also a second-order factorial structure, where five of the six first order factors are aggregated in two higher-order factors: subjective task value, and perceived task difficulty. Moreover, this study supported construct and predictive validity of the instrument. Finally, the STPQ could be considered a valid and reliable instrument to measure expectancy, value and task difficulty toward math for high school students.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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