Construction et validation de l'échelle de motivation en éducation (EME).

Studied the construction, psychometric properties, and validity of an instrument to measure motivation toward education—the EME. The scale consists of 7 subscales assessing 3 types of internal motivation (to know, to accomplish, and to experience sensations) and 3 types of external motivation (external, introjected, and identified regulation). Human subjects: 746 male and female Canadian adults (mean age 17.62–18.97 yrs) (college students). The EME was administered to 3 groups of students during class time. One group was given the scale twice to determine internal stability. Internal consistency, factorial structure, and construct validity were determined using factorial analysis and the LISREL VI statistical software package (K. G. Joreskog and D. Sorbom, 1984). (English abstract) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)