Metacognitive Self-Regulation
Psychology: Cognition & EducationReliability: alpha 0.793 sample items
About this scale
A subscale of MSLQ measuring metacognitive self-regulation — planning, monitoring, and regulating cognition during learning.
Sample item(s)
“When I become confused about something I'm reading, I go back and try to figure it out”
“If course materials are difficult to understand, I change the way I read the material”
“I try to think through a topic and decide what I am supposed to learn from it”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.79. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Pintrich, P. R., et al. (1991): A manual for the use of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning.
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