Factor Structure and Concurrent Associations Among Motivational Constructs

Abstract

As reviewed in Chapter 2, the different motivational theories explore student motivation from different perspectives. Together, these theories capture much of the complexity of motivation but each theory on its own is limited as it focuses on one or a few motivational processes. Further, the motivational constructs proposed by different theories overlap. The model proposed by Martin integrates into a single framework the core constructs of major theories to reflect the complexity of motivation.