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BIGGS' SPQ: A BRITISH STUDY OF ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURE
Author(s) -
O'NEIL M. J.,
CHILD D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1984.tb02584.x
Subject(s) - psychology , congruence (geometry) , dimension (graph theory) , social psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , pure mathematics , mathematics
S ummary . An investigation of the study processes of British higher education students using Biggs' Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ) is reported. There is partial confirmation of Biggs' findings that the study process complex, as operationalised by the SPQ, comprises the three orthogonal factor dimensions of utilising, internalising and achieving, where each dimension is made up of a motivational and a strategy subscale. The least satisfactory dimension is “utilising” which appears to be the most unstable scale with few consistent items from study to study. Our research yields evidence to support Biggs' congruence hypothesis that students with particular motivational predispositions tend to adopt a corresponding, linked strategy.