Assessing the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in Iranian Students: Construct Validity and Reliability

Motivated Strategies for Learning is a complex construct that has inspired innumerable research in recent years. The present study aim to investigation validity and reliability of the motivated strategies for learning questionnaire in Iranian students. A sample of 504 students (boys & girls) was chosen by multistage sampling. The MSLQ is an 81-item, self-report Likert-type questionnaire was completed by students. The results of study show that the questionnaire was reasonably reliable (alpha was .958). The construct validity of questionnaire was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis. Six factors were obtained that explained 40.95% of total variance. The findings support that the MSLQ is a useful tool for assessing the motivated strategies for learning in Iranian students. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.