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Direct linkSchunk, Dale H. – American Educational Research Journal, 1998
Two studies investigated how goals and self-evaluation affect motivation and achievement outcomes. In both studies, fourth-grade students received instruction and practice on fractions over sessions. Students worked under conditions involving either a goal of learning how to solve problems (learning goal) or a goal of merely solving them…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation
