Akubuiro, I.M. (Ph.D) , Ofem, U. J. and Ovat, Sylvia
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE
ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION OF UNDERGRADUATES STUDENTS IN
UNIVERSITIES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
This study describes the processes involved in the development and validation of an instrument
to measure a culture-fair achievement motivation among undergraduate students in universities
in Cross River State. Specifically, face and content validity was carried out by five experts in
Measurement and Evaluation. Construct validity was carried out using exploratory factor
analysis while reliability of the instrument was carried out using Cronbach alpha coefficient. The
exploratory factor analysis revealed three factors. The items loading on achievement motivation
scale revealed factor loading of ≥.05. Reliability process revealed that AMS is reliable as the
coefficient ranges from .70 - .79 for the three subscales. Convergent validity was carried out
using bivariate correlation and the result showed that all the sub scales are highly correlated. The
instrument was recommended for use by researchers and experts in measurement and evaluation
Keywords: Content validity, construct validity, reliability, statistical anxiety scale, factor
analysis
Akubuiro, I.M. (Ph.D) , Ofem, U. J. and Ovat, Sylvia
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION OF UNDERGRADUATES STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
This study describes the processes involved in the development and validation of an instrument to measure a culture-fair achievement motivation among undergraduate students in universities in Cross River State. Specifically, face and content validity was carried out by five experts in Measurement and Evaluation. Construct validity was carried out using exploratory factor analysis while reliability of the instrument was carried out using Cronbach alpha coefficient. The exploratory factor analysis revealed three factors. The items loading on achievement motivation scale revealed factor loading of ≥.05. Reliability process revealed that AMS is reliable as the coefficient ranges from .70 - .79 for the three subscales. Convergent validity was carried out using bivariate correlation and the result showed that all the sub scales are highly correlated. The instrument was recommended for use by researchers and experts in measurement and evaluation Keywords: Content validity, construct validity, reliability, statistical anxiety scale, factor analysis