Motivation and Self - Regulated Learning , The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire : An Instrument for the General Curriculum Level ?

The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) is a widely used selfreport instrument to measure student motivation and self-regulated learning strategies at the course-specific level (i.e. an individual course or subject domain). The present study sought to explore the utility of the MSLQ in measuring student motivation and selfregulated learning strategies at the general school level (i.e. all courses and subjects taken together) rather than the course-specific level. To that end, the instrument was slightly modified and administered to freshman polytechnic students (N = 1,166) in Singapore. The construct and predictive validity of the instrument were determined using confirmatory factor analysis and by correlating the individual scales of the instrument with the overall semester grades. Results showed that the modified MSLQ is a reliable and valid instrument to determine student motivation and self-regulated learning strategies at the general school level.