How does the RMI scoring logic work?

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Each Reading Motivation Index (RMI) contains the same 20 questions, where each motivation factor is represented by 2 questions.
There are 10 motivation factors—5 intrinsic and 5 extrinsic. If a student responds “Very different from me” or “A little different from me” to every question, they receive a special factor called “The Mystery.” To learn more about each factor, see the Factors section below.
Overall RMI scores range from 20-40 points. Intrinsic and extrinsic scores range from 10-20. When a student responds to a question, the response translates to a score for that factor.
- Very different from me = 1
- A little different from me = 2
- A little like me = 3
- A lot like me = 4

Educator-facing Name	Student-facing Name	Motivation Type Category	Questions	Educator Definition
Confidence	The Lion	Intrinsic	3, 11	A student's belief that they can be successful at reading
Challenge	The Climber	Intrinsic	6, 16	The satisfaction of understanding complex or difficult texts.
Curiosity	The Detective	Intrinsic	1, 18	The desire to learn new things through reading.
Enjoyment	The Fan	Intrinsic	8, 13	Reading for entertainment or to be deeply engaged.
Importance	The Guardian	Intrinsic	5, 15	The belief that reading is important.
Compliance	The Closer	Extrinsic	9, 12	Reading because of an external goal or requirement
Recognition	The Star	Extrinsic	2, 17	Reading to achieve social recognition
Grades	The Scholar	Extrinsic	7, 19	The desire to earn good grades by reading more
Social	The Butterfly	Extrinsic	4, 14	Reading to share insights or information with friends and family
Competition	The Champion	Extrinsic	10, 20	The desire to outperform others in reading.
Unknown	The Mystery	NA	All	Student answered very or a little different from me for all questions