Measuring emotions in students' learning and performance: The Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ)
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Pekrun, Reinhard, Goetz, Thomas, Frenzel, Anne C., Barchfeld, Petra and Perry, Raymond P.. (2011). Measuring emotions in students' learning and performance: The Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ). Contemporary Educational Psychology. 36(1), pp. 36 - 48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2010.10.002
Authors | Pekrun, Reinhard, Goetz, Thomas, Frenzel, Anne C., Barchfeld, Petra and Perry, Raymond P. |
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Abstract | Aside from test anxiety scales, measurement instruments assessing students’ achievement emotions are largely lacking. This article reports on the construction, reliability, internal validity, and external validity of the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ) which is designed to assess various achievement emotions experienced by students in academic settings. The instrument contains 24 scales measuring enjoyment, hope, pride, relief, anger, anxiety, shame, hopelessness, and boredom during class, while studying, and when taking tests and exams. Scale construction used a rational–empirical strategy based on Pekrun’s (2006) control-value theory of achievement emotions and prior exploratory research. The instrument was tested in a study using a sample of university students (N = 389). Findings indicate that the scales are reliable, internally valid as demonstrated by confirmatory factor analysis, and externally valid in terms of relationships with students’ control-value appraisals, learning, and academic performance. The results provide further support for the control-value theory and help to elucidate the structure and role of emotions in educational settings. Directions for future research and implications for educational practice are discussed. |
Keywords | achievement emotion; pride; anger; boredom; test anxiety; self-regulated learning; control-value theory |
Year | 2011 |
Journal | Contemporary Educational Psychology |
Journal citation | 36 (1), pp. 36 - 48 |
Publisher | Academic Press |
ISSN | 0361-476X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2010.10.002 |
Page range | 36 - 48 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8q984/measuring-emotions-in-students-learning-and-performance-the-achievement-emotions-questionnaire-aeq
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