Measuring kindergarteners’ motivational beliefs about writing: a mixed-methods exploration of alternate assessment formats

ABSTRACT: There have been a handful of studies on kindergarteners’ motivational beliefs about writing, yet measuring these beliefs in young children continues to pose a set of challenges. The purpose of this exploratory, mixed-methods study was to examine how kindergarteners understand and respond to different assessment formats designed to capture their motivational beliefs about writing. Across two studies, we administered four assessment formats — a 4-point Likert-type scale survey, a binary choice survey, a challenge preference task, and a semi-structured interview — to a sample of 114 kindergarteners engaged in a larger writing intervention study. Our overall goals were to examine the benefits and challenges of using these assessment formats to capture kindergarteners’ motivational beliefs and

SUBMITTER: Takada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10437215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature