Expósito-López Jorge, Romero-Díaz de la Guardia José Javier, Olmedo-Moreno Eva María, Pistón Rodríguez María Dolores, Chacón-Cuberos Ramón
Department of Methods of Research and Diagnosis in Education, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jun 4;12:663834. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.663834. eCollection 2021.
The aim of the present study was to adapt the educational motivation scale into an abbreviated version (EMS-SF), in addition to analyzing its psychometric properties for use with vocational training (VT) and baccalaureate students using structural equations. A cross-sectional and study was conducted with a sample of 1,159 students from the autonomous community of Andalusia (Spain). IBM SPSS and IBM AMOS software programs were used for data analysis. With regard to the main outcomes, the scale reflected good fit indices in its short form, presenting a more parsimonious and easily understood questionnaire. The questionnaire was reduced from a total of 28-19 items. In the same way, the number of dimensions was reduced from seven to four, facilitating scale understanding and interpretation according to self-determination theory. As a main finding, it was observed that the most relevant items for baccalaureate students pertained to the pleasure derived from discovering things and to overcoming challenges, whereas in VT students, items pertaining to the satisfaction generated from exerting effort, achieving one's best and being well paid were more relevant. In conclusion, findings urge the need to strengthen intrinsic motivation in VT students with the aim of avoiding demotivation and poor academic performance.
本研究的目的是将教育动机量表改编为简版（EMS-SF），并使用结构方程分析其在职业培训（VT）学生和学士学位学生中的心理测量特性。对来自西班牙安达卢西亚自治区的1159名学生进行了横断面研究。使用IBM SPSS和IBM AMOS软件程序进行数据分析。关于主要结果，该量表的简版显示出良好的拟合指数，呈现出一个更简洁且易于理解的问卷。问卷从总共28项减少到19项。同样，维度数量从七个减少到四个，根据自我决定理论便于对量表进行理解和解释。作为主要发现，观察到学士学位学生最相关的项目与发现事物带来的乐趣和克服挑战有关，而在职业培训学生中，与努力付出、做到最好和获得高薪所产生的满足感相关的项目更为相关。总之，研究结果表明有必要增强职业培训学生的内在动机，以避免他们失去动力和学习成绩不佳。
