Accepted Type
Facilitated and Dedicated Poster
Code
LP12 - 3
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Graduate Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Narrative review of the use of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire in health professions education
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Exploration of the learning strategies and approaches of learners is an emerging area of interest in health professions education (HPE) research. In studies about learning strategies and motivation of HPE learners, validated measurement tools from the educational psychology literature are often used. One of the most commonly used instruments to measure motivation and learning is the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). The MSLQ has been validated for use with postsecondary populations. Because of this, the MSLQ is assumed to be appropriate for use with HPE learners; however, MSLQ items may need to be adapted for this population. The purpose of this narrative review is to come to a greater understanding of how the MSLQ is being used in HPE research.
Methods
A literature search was carried out using the following search terms, for articles published 2015-2019: "Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire" or "MSLQ", "validity" or "valid" or "evidence of validity", and "medical education" or "medical students". Searches also included the use of the keywords "adapted questionnaire" or "adapted". Identified articles were reviewed by two researchers, and findings were entered into a database.
Results
Twenty-three articles met inclusion criteria. In all but three studies, the MSLQ was either used with its original wording, or items were reworded for the HPE context but the validity of the adapted measure had not been tested.
Conclusion
There is a need for a validated version of the MSLQ that has been adapted for HPE contexts.
Keyword 1
motivation
Keyword 2
learning theories
Keyword 3
education research
Level of Training
Post Graduate
Abstract Themes
Teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning
General
Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Alexandra Aquilina
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
