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Direct linkErhel, Séverine; Jamet, Eric – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Few studies have investigated the effects of the instructions provided in educational computer games on cognitive processing and learning outcomes. In our experiment, we sought to compare the effects on learning outcomes of two different types of goal-oriented instructions: "mastery-goal" instructions, which prompt learners to develop…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Goal Orientation, Instruction, Video Games
Darnon, Celine; Dompnier, Benoit; Gillieron, Ophelie; Butera, Fabrizio – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Regner, Escribe, and Dupeyrat (2007) recently demonstrated that not only performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals (respectively, the desire to outperform others and not to be outperformed by others) but also mastery goals (the desire to acquire knowledge) were related to social comparison orientation (SCO, the tendency to search for…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning, Predictor Variables
