Abstract

The objective of this research study was to design and estimate the psychometric properties of scales that measure the three phases of the self-regulated learning process. The design was instrumental and 438 secondary education students from Ecuador participated. The scales were designed based on a literature review and were validated by expert judges and by performing cognitive interviews. In addition, exploratory, confirmatory, and reliability factor tests were performed. The results showed adequate validity and reliability indices. There were 53 items represented in five scales: 1) strategies for disposition to study, 2) self-efficacy for disposition to study, 3) cognitive and metacognitive strategies and seeking help, 4) causal attributions, and 5) self-assessment. It is concluded that the scales designed here are useful for measuring the entire or specific part of the self-regulated learning process by researchers who design interventions and by teachers who seek to promote it.