Student Personal Beliefs & Behaviors – Subjective Task Value: Interest (Eccles)
- How much do you like doing math?a
It is recommended that this item be used on a 7-point scale that is anchored at the endpoints and in the middle with the following options. E.g., Not at all (0), Somewhat (3), and Very much (6).
a Adapted from Wigfield, A., et al. (1997). Change in children’s competence beliefs and subjective task values across the elementary school years: A 3-year study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 89(3), 451-469.
Descriptive Statistics:
| Sample | Items | Alpha | Mean | Stan. Dev. | Skewness | |||
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| Middle School |
1 |
– | 2.84 | 1.26 | .04 | |||
| High School |
1 |
– | 3.21 | 1.31 | -.21 | |||
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| Total |
1 |
– | 2.97 | 1.29 | -.04 | |||