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Bieg, Sonja; Reindl, Marion; Dresel, Markus – Educational Psychology, 2017
The present work broadens previous research on students' mastery goals and intrinsic motivation by exploring their reciprocal effects using a longitudinal approach. To this end, a study using four measurement points was conducted during 10 weeks of one semester. The sample comprised 1156 students enrolled in psychology courses at a medium-sized…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Goal Orientation, Self Determination, Academic Achievement
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Gorges, Julia; Kandler, Christian; Bohner, Gerd – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Fostering foreign language proficiency is an important goal of university teaching. We identified German university students' (N = 1265) goal orientations developed during secondary school as predictors of attitudes toward receiving instruction in English at university. Mastery goal orientation was proposed to "directly" promote positive…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Goal Orientation, Student Attitudes, Second Language Instruction