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Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ)

©2005 Shawn M. Glynn and Thomas R. Koballa, Jr.

The 30-item SMQ assesses six components of students' motivation to learn science
in college or high school courses.

Permission and Directions: Science educators who wish to use the Science Motivation Questionnaire © 2005 by Shawn M. Glynn & Thomas R. Koballa, Jr., for research and teaching have permission to do so if they acknowledge the authors, cite the references below, and comply with the fair use of this copyrighted and registered work. This permission extends to SMQ versions such as the Biology Motivation Questionnaire (BMQ), Chemistry Motivation Questionnaire (CMQ), and Physics Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ) in which the words biology, chemistry, and physics are respectively substituted for the word science. In any use of the SMQ, its versions, and its translations to other languages (see below), permission is contingent upon acknowledgement of the SMQ authors and citation of the following references which provide information on the SMQ administration, components (subscales), scoring, reliability, validity, and interpretation.

Glynn, S. M., & Koballa, T. R., Jr. (2006). Motivation to learn college science. In J. J. Mintzes & W. H. Leonard (Eds.), Handbook of college science teaching (pp. 25-32). Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.

Glynn, S. M., Taasoobshirazi, G., & Brickman, P. (2007). Nonscience majors learning science: A theoretical model of motivation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44, 1088-1107.

Glynn, S. M., Taasoobshirazi, G., & Brickman, P. (2009). Science Motivation Questionnaire: Construct validation with nonscience majors. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46, 127-146.

German: available soon

Japanese: japanese text, translated by Kazuya Takahashi and Ahram Choi

Korean: korean text, translated by Ji Y. Hong and Jisu Han

Spanish: Cuestionario de Motivación para las Ciencias, translated by Mauricio García and Luisa Abellan

Turkish: Fen Bilimleri Motivasyon Anketi, translated by Filyet Ash Ersöz


Questions about the SMQ? Contact Shawn M. Glynn.

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