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Midgley, Carol; Kaplan, Avi; Middleton, Michael – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2001
Reviews studies indicating that performance-approach goals are associated with adaptive patterns of learning but note that, in other studies, these goals have been unrelated or negatively related to the same outcomes. Argues that there is a need to consider for whom and under what circumstances performance goals are good. (Contains 93 references.)…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Measurement Objectives, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Factors