Validating the Hungarian versions of MSLQ and MAI intended for use with Hungarian minority students in Slovakia

Abstract

Learning today provides students with several freedoms, including easy access to the content or learning materials and the flexibility to schedule their own time, in contrast to the traditional techniques of the past, where students had to spend time at school or in the classroom. The cognitive, metacognitive, and motivational skills that enable learners to overcome challenges and organize their learning depend on self-regulated learning. The Motivation Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) is a tool to gauge students’ self-regulated learning (SRL) skills. Schraw and Dennison's Metacognition Awareness Inventory (MAI) was created to measure the metacognitive abilities of the learners. This article aims to explore and assess the relevant literature on students' self-regulated learning and metacognition, SRL theories and concepts. Furthermore, it aims to determine the reliability and validity of these two with a sample of the pedagogy students at János Selye University. The study involved 120 pedagogy students, of which 102 were female. The MSLQ motivation scale in component A has six subscales and their Cronbach's Alphas are as follow: IGO’s α = 0.69, EGO’s α = 0.84, TV’s = 0.86, CLB’s α = 0.52, SE’s α = 0.86, and TA’s α = 0.74. In Component B, which includes nine subscales for learning strategies, R’s α is 0.69; E’s α is 0.75; O’s α is 0.85; CT’s α is 0.60; MSR’s α is 0.80; TSE’s α is 0.66; ER’s α is 0.80; PL’s α is 0.87; and HS’s is 0.57. As far as MAI goes, its two main components’ Knowledge of Cognition (KC) and Regulation of Cognition (RC), Cronbach's Alpha values, were examined. Three subscales make up the KC: PK, DK, and CK. The Cronbach Alpha of each was 0.82, 0.86, and 0.71, respectively. Five subscales make up the RC. The Cronbach Alphas of each is as follow: P’s α is equal to 0.83, IMS’s α is equal to 0.83, CM’s α is equal to 0.77, DS’s α is equal to 0.74, and E’s α is equal to 0.70.