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Development of Achievement Goals and Their Relation to Academic Interest and Achievement in Adolescence: A Review of the Literature and Two Longitudinal Studies

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Scherrer, Vsevolod; Preckel, Franzis; Schmidt, Isabelle; Elliot, Andrew J. – Developmental Psychology, 2020

Adolescence is important for the development of achievement motivation, including achievement goal pursuit. Longitudinal research is scarce on adolescents' goal development and its implications for academic outcomes. In our research, we first present a systematic review of findings on achievement goals in adolescence. Then we report 2 longitudinal…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Achievement Need, Goal Orientation, Student Interests