Studies examining students' achievement goals, cognitive engagement strategies and performance have found that achievement goals tend to predict classes of cognitive strategy use which predict performance on measures of learning. These studies have led to deeper theoretical understanding, but their reliance on self-report data limit the…

This study investigated how achievement goals are combined to affect students' learning. We used a multiple goals perspective, based on mastery (i.e., mastery approach) and performance (including both approach and avoidance components) goals, to examine the achievement goal patterns of 1697 Singapore Secondary 3 students in their math study. Four…

Studied whether the goal orientations of college students affect achievement, strategy use, and metacognition with 448 undergraduates. Results supported the view that a strong learning orientation facilitates the development of cognitive skills for academic achievement independent of one's performance orientation. (SLD)