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Tan, Lihua; Wei, Bing; Cui, Tianxue – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Based on self-determination theory and achievement goal theory, this study provided a serial multiple mediation model that examined how students' perceptions of teacher autonomy support (PTAS) relate to different achievement motivations (mastery and performance-approach goals), and further associate with students' intellectual risk-taking (IRT)…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Risk, Learner Engagement, Self Determination
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Wang, Jian; Shen, Bo; Luo, Xiaobin; Hu, Qingshan; Garn, Alex C. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2018
Purpose: Using Butler's teacher achievement goal orientation as a conceptual framework, we developed this study to validate a teachers' achievement goal instrument for teaching physical education. Methods: A sample of 322 Chinese physical education teachers participated in this study and completed measures of achievement goal orientations and job…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Factor Analysis, Predictive Validity, Mastery Learning
Tang, Hengjun; Seah, Wee Tiong; Zhang, Qiaoping; Zhang, Weizhong – ECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: Given that prior research has confirmed that students' mathematics values significantly affect their mathematics learning, understanding how students' values form and change, especially during different learning stages, is an important topic. Design/Approach/Methods: This study administered a questionnaire to investigate the values of…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, High School Students
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Yin, Hongbiao; Han, Jiying; Lu, Genshu – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
This study investigated the effects of Chinese tertiary teachers' goal orientations for teaching on their approaches to teaching mediated by teacher engagement. In a survey of 597 Chinese tertiary teachers, the respondents placed particular emphasis on relational and mastery goals and expressed a preference for student-focused approaches to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Goal Orientation, Teacher Motivation
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Yu, Kai; Martin, Andrew J. – Educational Psychology, 2014
Prior research has shown personal best (PB) goals to be significantly related to students' motivation, engagement and achievement. However, research thus far has investigated PB goals only among Western samples and it is unclear to what extent PB goals hold academic merit in the Asian context. It is also unclear whether PB goals explain variance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning, Middle School Students
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Chen, Chen; Zhang, Li-Fang – Educational Psychology, 2011
Temperament and personality have been presumed to affect achievement goals based on the hierarchical model of achievement motivation. This research investigated the relationships of temperament dimensions and the Big Five personality traits to achievement goals based on the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework among 775 Chinese adolescent students.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Achievement Need, Student Motivation, Personality