Escala de motivación por el juego (EMJ): estudio del uso del juego en contextos educativos

Carla Muñoz; Jorge Valenzuela

doi:10.7203/relieve.20.1.3878

The Motivation Scale for the Game (EMJ): Study of the use of the game in educational contexts

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Carla Muñoz Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Jorge Valenzuela Universidad Playa Ancha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/relieve.20.1.3878

Keywords:

Motivation, play, learning, expectancy, task value, test

Abstract

Even though games have been studied and described from multiple perspectives, highlighting their importance in human development, their use in education seems to be largely restricted to preschool education. In this sense, teacher motivation for the integration of new methodologies (including games) seems to be relevant when studying change and improvement in education. The aim of this paper is to present a scale that can help to study motivation for the use of the game. We report its psychometric characteristics. The Motivation Scale for the Game (EMJ, by its acronym in Spanish) has been built from Eccles and Wigfield’s Expectancy & Value Model (2002). The EMJ scale asses perception of competence to implement playful activities/elements in instructional design (expectation) and the value assigned to the 4 components of task value (utility, importance, interest and cost). The structure of the instrument, its theoretical foundations and its factorial structure and reliability are reported from a Chilean teachers simple. The results shows psychometric characteristics that make EMJ a solid, reliable and valid instrument that can provide clues for motivational intervention in the school setting

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Author Biographies

Carla Muñoz, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

PhD in Psychology and Education Sciences (UCL) specialist in linguistic cognition. She is the correponding author. Her research includes the effect of the game in the didactic approach to initial reading and writing. She currently serves as an Professor in the School of Education at the Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile. Her postal address: School of Education: Brown University Center Maria Teresa Ariztía - 1290 Forest Avenue, Sausalito, Viña del Mar.

Jorge Valenzuela, Universidad Playa Ancha

Dr. in Educational Sciences (UC), an specialist in motivation and learning. His research includes motivation and teacher training. He currently works as a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies of the University of Playa Ancha, Chile.

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Published

2014-07-08

How to Cite

Muñoz, C., & Valenzuela, J. (2014). The Motivation Scale for the Game (EMJ): Study of the use of the game in educational contexts. RELIEVE – Electronic Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.7203/relieve.20.1.3878

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2014)

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Research Articles

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