Patterns of Cognitive, Metacognitive, and Affective Dimensions in Learning Orientations: A Preliminary Validation of a Self-Report Questionnaire for Middle School Students

Vezzani Claudio, Vettori Giulia, Bigozzi Lucia, Incognito Oriana and Pinto Giuliana

SAGE Open, 2023, vol. 13, issue 2, 21582440231184871

Abstract: This two-study research built and validated the new questionnaire “LO-COMPASS: Learning Orientation-Cognition Metacognition Participation Assessment†aimed at capturing the interplay between cognitive, metacognitive, and affective-motivational learning attributes in middle school students’ learning orientations proved to be significant predictors of middle school students’ achievements. In Study 1 ( N  = 212) an Exploratory Factorial Analysis (EFA) was carried out to investigate the factorial latent structure of the questionnaire, while in Study 2 ( N  = 233) this structure was checked by a Confirmatory Factorial Analysis (CFA). The goodness of fit indices resulting from the CFA were sufficiently good overall: CFI = 0.89, TLI = 0.92, RMSEA = 0.04, SRMR = 0.06. Furthermore, in Study 2 the convergent/discriminant validity of the latent factors of the questionnaire and their association with school achievement were verified. LO-COMPASS factors including an interplay of cognitive, metacognitive, and affective-motivational attributes of learning orientations are discussed within the framework of the existing literature and the practical implications are delineated.

Keywords: scale development; scale validation; learning orientation; cognitive aspects; metacognitive aspects; affective aspects; middle school (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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