Tarbawi : Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan
Vol. 17 No. 1 (2021): Tarbawi : Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan

Modifying and Assessing Validity and Reliability of Motivation for Reading Questionnaire

Toni Indrayadi (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kerinci)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Jun 2021

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the modification process and validity and reliability assessment of instruments regarding motivations for the reading questionnaire (MRQ) for measuring reading motivation of junior high school students in Jambi, Indonesia. Eighty-three students participated in this study, selected through the respondent who returned the questionnaires. The corrected items' total correlation of SPSS 23 was applied to examine the validity and reliability of MRQ. The corrected items' total correlation of SPSS statistical analyses showed that all of the 53 modification items of MRQ were valid and reliable. It indicated that all 53 items of MRQ were appropriate for measuring the reading motivation of junior high school students in Jambi, Indonesia. It can provide a future studies screening tool for measuring the students' reading motivation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

tarbawi

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Subject

Education

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Jurnal Tarbawi: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan (e-ISSN 2615-6547, p-ISSN 1858-1080 is a peer-reviewed (double blind review) journal published by Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, State Islamic Institute of Kerinci. The goal of this journal is to facilitate scholars, researchers, and teachers for ...