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Academic Motivation Scale — College Version (AMS-C 28), ready to run
A 28-item multidimensional measure of academic motivation grounded in Self-Determination Theory. Assesses seven motivational orientations: three forms of intrinsic motivation, three forms of extrinsic regulation, and amotivation. Stem: "Why do you go to college?"
28 items · 7 sections · 7-point correspondence scale
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The instrument
- External Regulation · 4 items
- Intrinsic Motivation — To Know · 4 items
- Identified Regulation · 4 items
- Intrinsic Motivation — To Experience Stimulation · 4 items
- Amotivation · 4 items
- Intrinsic Motivation — Toward Accomplishment · 4 items
- Introjected Regulation · 4 items
Each item is answered on this scale:
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