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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
Rakoczy, Katrin; Harks, Birgit; Klieme, Eckhard; Blum, Werner; Hochweber, Jan – Learning and Instruction, 2013
Although feedback is a popular topic in educational research, the question of how and on what conditions feedback in mathematics affects learning seldom has been addressed. In this study, we investigated: (1) whether process-oriented feedback in mathematics leads to greater interest and higher achievement development compared to social-comparative…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)
Liem, Gregory Arief D.; Ginns, Paul; Martin, Andrew J.; Stone, Barbara; Herrett, Maree – Learning and Instruction, 2012
Personal best goals (PB goals) articulate a target performance standard that matches or exceeds one's previous best. This study examined the role of PB goals in academic and social functioning. Alongside academic and social outcome measures, PB goal items were administered to 249 high-school students at the beginning and end of their school year.…
Descriptors: Objectives, Goal Orientation, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies
Tuominen-Soini, Heta; Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Niemivirta, Markku – Learning and Instruction, 2008
This study examined whether students with different achievement goal orientation profiles differ in terms of subjective well-being (i.e., self-esteem, depressive symptoms, school-related burnout, and educational goal appraisals). Six groups of students with unique motivational profiles were identified. Observed differences in subjective well-being…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Well Being
Peer reviewedVolet, S. E. – Learning and Instruction, 1997
The study of relationships between action control, motivation control, perceptions of course directions, and students' goals for 92 Australian undergraduates revealed different patterns for direction and effort and changing patterns from task on-set to off-set. Overall higher levels of effort and performance appear to require positive appraisals…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries
