Student Personal Beliefs & Behaviors – Subjective Task Value: Attainment (Eccles Items)
- Compared to most of your other school subjects, how important is it for you to be good at math?a
- I feel that, to me, being good at solving problems which involve math or reasoning mathematically is important.b
It is recommended that these items be used on a 7-point scale that is anchored at the endpoints and in the middle with the following options: Not at all important (0), Somewhat important (3), and Very important (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.
b Adapted from Eccles, J. S., & Wigfield, A. (1995). In the mind of the actor: The structure of adolescents’ achievement task values and expectancy-related beliefs. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21(3), 215-225.
Descriptive Statistics:
Sample | Items | Alpha | Mean | Stan. Dev. | Skewness | |||
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Middle School |
2 |
.66 | 3.50 | .96 | -.31 | |||
High School |
2 |
.67 | 3.79 | .94 | -.54 | |||
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Total |
2 |
.67 | 3.61 | .96 | -.38 |