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A Longitudinal Study of Achievement Goals for College in General: Predicting Cumulative GPA and Diversity in Course Selection
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Durik, Amanda M.; Lovejoy, Chelsea M.; Johnson, Sara J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2009
This correlational longitudinal study examined how college students' achievement goals for college in general predicted overall grade point average and diversity in course selection. During their first semester of college, students (N = 214) reported their performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery-approach goals for college and…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Course Selection (Students), Academic Achievement, Achievement Need