Poster #73 - Psychometric Properties of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire–Chinese Learner: A Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation

• In Event: 75.043 - MTCC Poster Session 17
  In Poster Session: 75.043-11 - Psychometric Research in Test Validity

Abstract

This study investigated the psychometric properties of an adapted Chinese version of Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Data were collected based on 611 undergraduate students from two Chinese universities. Results suggested that cross-cultural adaptation and modification were necessary when addressing the transferability of self-regulated learning models from Western culture to Eastern culture, particularly in the Chinese educational context. Re-specified models were proposed and tested and adequate model fit indices were reported in the adapted version of MSLQ for Chinese adult learners (MSLQ-CAL) with 50 items. These modifications were discussed from theoretical and empirical perspectives.

Authors

• Fuhui Tong, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Haitao Guo

• Zhuoying Wang, University of Texas at Austin

• Yue Min, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Wenhong Guo, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Myeongsun Yoon, Texas A&M University - College Station