Wayne State University
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Asked 4th Jun, 2021
Can you recommend a questionnaire to measure pre-motivation and post-(training)-motivation?
Dear community,
we will conduct an experiment with Virtual Reality and will administer a pre-questionnaire, post-training-questionnaire, post-assessment-questionnaire, 14-day-retention questionnaire and 28-day-retention questionnaire. Currently, we are planning to assess pre-motivation with an adapted scale from Noe and Wilk (1993) and every other motivation measurement with the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (McAuley et al., 1989). However, ideally, we could use a short questionnaire that is applicable to pre- and post-motivation so that the change can be compared. I could not find a suitable questionnaire, but please let me know when you are aware of one.
Please see below for the questions we would currently use.
Thanks in advance for your help!!
Pre-motivation:
I try to learn as much as I can from the following training material.
I am motivated to learn the skills which are taught within the following training material.
I would like to improve my skills.
I am willing to invest effort in the following training material to improve my skills.
The following training material has a high priority for me.
Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (McAuley et al., 1989)
I enjoyed experiencing the virtual world very much.
I thought experiencing the virtual world was quite enjoyable
I would describe the experience as very interesting
The experience in VR training was fun.
Most recent answer
Hello,
I would suggest, particularly if you hope to publish your findings, to examine the various motivational theories to see which one seems to fit your project and research goals. Then when examining the theory developers papers and other research using that theory you should be able to find the correct surveys that produce scores considered valid and reliable that assess the motivational variables consistent with the theory, that are of interest to you. Picking a scale first (if that is what you are in fact doing) is approaching the research design backwards.
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Sana'a University
You could have a look at Huang et al. (2019) for insights. Here is the full citation.
Huang, Y.-C., Backman, S. J., Backman, K. F., McGuire, F. A. & Moore, D. (2019). An investigation of motivation and experience in virtual learning environments: A self-determination theory. Education and Information Technologies, 24(1), 591–611. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-018-9784-5
Good luck,
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Georgia Southern University
Consider Dr. John Keller’s Instructional Materials Motivation Survey. Here’s an example of a paper using it with students experiencing a simulation. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/187329/
Wayne State University
Hello,
I would suggest, particularly if you hope to publish your findings, to examine the various motivational theories to see which one seems to fit your project and research goals. Then when examining the theory developers papers and other research using that theory you should be able to find the correct surveys that produce scores considered valid and reliable that assess the motivational variables consistent with the theory, that are of interest to you. Picking a scale first (if that is what you are in fact doing) is approaching the research design backwards.
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