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Download full textMiddlebrooks, Anthony E. – 1996
This study examined the effect of goal-orientation on subjects' metacognitive activities during problem solving. Twenty female undergraduate students were randomly assigned to a learning or performance goal-orientation condition. The subjects were given an open-ended problem-solving task with instructions highlighting their respective…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Females, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
