Motivation/Online Learning Value and Self-Efficacy Scale
Introduction
The Online Learning Value and Self-Efficacy Scale is a self-assessment instrument.
“Recently, several scholars have suggested that academic self-regulation may be particularly important for students participating in online learning. The purpose of the present study was to develop a quantitative self-report measure of perceived task value and self-efficacy for learning within the context of self-paced, online training, and to investigate reliability and validity evidence for the instrument.” (Aridno and McCoach, 2008:Abstract) [1])
The instrument was developed from an initial 28 survey items. Prior to that a literature was conducted. Definition of learning task value is based on the expectancy-value theory of Eccles and Wigfield (1995, 2002). “These authors define task value in terms of four components: attainment value/importance, intrinsic interest value, extrinsic utility value, and cost. Attainment value (or, more simply, importance) is defined as the importance of doing well on a task, and is linked to the relevance of engaging in a task “for confirming or disconfirming salient aspects of one’s self-schema” (Eccles & Wigfield, 2002, p. 119).” (cited by Artino and McCoach, 2008:282 [1])