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Peer reviewedDai, David Yun – Journal of Experimental Education, 2000
Studied the relevance and significance of goal-orientation theories to 158 high-ability, high-achieving adolescents in summer programs for the gifted. Results show that these adolescents were not free of ego concerns, including fear of failure and of not living up to expectations of peers and teachers, and that ego orientations may be more…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescents
