Development and Validation of Achievement Emotions Questionnaire – Biology (AEQ-B)

The data was collected for developing and validating Achievement Emotions Questionnaire – Biology. The questionnaire measure students’ emotions while they are attending the class of Biology and taking the test. The participants of this study were 840 secondary school students aged 13-15 years. The sample includes 410 male and 430 female students. These students were from 5 private and 4 public schools of the U.P. state of India selected by cluster sampling technique. To collect the data, the researchers contacted administrators of various schools and requested for permission to collect the data. The participation was voluntary and students were assured of the confidentiality of their responses. The data was collected during school hours.