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Direct linkShim, Sungok Serena; Cho, YoonJung; Wang, Cen – Learning and Instruction, 2013
The current study investigated the mediating role of social achievement goals in the relation between classroom goal structures and academic engagement and social adjustment among 373 middle school students (52.8% female). Students' perceptions of classroom goal structures were measured in Fall; social achievement goals and academic and social…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Development, Achievement, Goal Orientation
Peer reviewedLemos, Marina S. – Learning and Instruction, 1996
Goal orientations in a classroom context were studied through interviews with 17 sixth graders taught by 6 different teachers. The emergence of seven distinct types of goals reveals that a variety of motives directs students' activities in the classroom. The usefulness of the methodological approach is demonstrated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation
