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New Scoring Information for the Academic Motivation Scale
Scoring Criteria
The following data shows motivation levels that are calculated at intervals of 7.19
The attached study pdf file below (Factors Associated with Academic Motivation In Nursing students: A cross-sectional Study) describes the following scoring levels:
The quality of academic motivation was classified as follows:
Self Determination Index (SDI) Scores ranging from Very Low to Medium:
Very low (-18.00 ≤ SDI ≤ -10.80)
Low (- 10.79 ≤ SDI ≤ -3.60)
Medium (-3.59 ≤ SDI ≤ +3.60)
Self Determination Index (SDI) scores ranging from High to Very High:
High (+3.61 ≤ SDI ≤ +10.80)
Very high (+10.81 ≤ SDI ≤ +18.00)
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