Swahili version of the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties

Abstract

Introduction. The current focus of empirical studies demonstrates the significance of mastery motivation in child development, academic achievement and school success. Consequently, it is critical to have reliable and valid tools to measure this important variable accurately. The Preschool version of the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire (DMQ) 18 has been validated in English, Hungarian, and Chinesem and translated to many other languages. This has opened cross-cultural and cross-ethnic studies among these countries. Method. In this study, we evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swahili version of the DMQ 18. Teachers and parents evaluated 397 preschool children recruited using a stratified random sampling technique from Kenya's counties. Results. Reliability was established by good internal consistency, construct reliability, test-retest and parallel forms reliability values. Factorial validity was proven by confirmatory factor analysis and this fitted the theoretical model quite well. Discussion and Conclusion. The Swahili Preschool Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire was valid and reliable for collecting data in the Kenyan context and that of East Africa. This version compared well with other versions such as Hungarian, Spanish, Turkish, Persian and Indonesian.

Assessment of Mastery Motivation and Neurodevelopment of Young Children at High Risk for Developmental Delays

“…Infant and toddler versions have been translated and validated in five different languages: Hungarian, Turkish, Chinese, Spanish, and Persian ( Shaoli et al 2019 ). In order to determine the content validity when administered in different languages, some studies have already validated the DMQ18 English version with experts input (e.g., using the Bangla version by Shaoli et al 2019 ), applying the Indonesian version by Rahmawati et al ( 2020 ), and using the Swahili version on Kenyan preschool children by Amukune et al ( 2021 ). The experts consulted in these studies also approved the content validity of the DMQ18.…”

Approaches to Learning in Elementary Classrooms: Contribution of Mastery Motivation and Executive Functions on Academic Achievement

“…This study also indicates that students from private schools exhibit better academic performance, mastery motivation, and executive functions, even after age, gender, and type of school were controlled. Several reasons could account for this, including better structural and process qualities in private schools than in public schools (Amukune, 2021;Amukune & Józsa, 2021). Therefore, one of the child development factors needing to be considered during this plastic stage of growth and development is the evaluation of mastery motivation (Pritchard-Wiart et al, 2019).…”

“…The cognitive scale had excellent internal reliability of 0.821, similar to Amukune et al (2021). The cognitive persistence scale for mastery motivation denotes the child's motivation to persist and master school-related cognitive tasks (Józsa & Morgan, 2014).…”

“…Participants with high scores of executive functions on the CHEXI have high executive function impairment or difficulties (Camerota et al, 2018). The CHEXI has been validated in many cultures, including Kenya (Amukune & Józsa, 2021), and it is found to have good reliability, working memory scale (α = 0.954) and inhibition α = 0.862. Therefore, the CHEXI is a valuable screening tool for predicting academic difficulties (Thorell et al, 2013).…”

Books: Morgan, G. A., Liao, H. F., & Józsa, K. (2020). Assessing Mastery Motivation in Children Using the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire (DMQ). Gödöllő: Szent István University. ISBN: 978-963-269-922-6.

“…Rahmawati et al (2020) conducted a formal analysis of discriminant validity by calculating the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) on five scales ranging between 0.59 and 0.79. In addition, Amukune et al (2021) discovered good discriminant validity among the DMQ-18 scales, which ranged between.60 and.86. That is acceptable for the AVE.…”