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Challenging the Universality of Achievement Goal Models: A Comparison of Two Culturally Distinct Countries
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Hofverberg, Anders; Winberg, Mikael – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Achievement goal theory is one of the most widespread motivation models within education research. Strong empirical support exists for the trichotomous model, comprising mastery-approach, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance goals. However, research also indicates problems with model transferability between contexts. In this study,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Mastery Learning
Comparative Study of Russian- and Romanian-Speaking Students' Mastery Motivation in the Republic of Moldova
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Calchei, Marcela; Barrett, Karen Caplovitz; Amukune, Stephen; Józsa, Krisztián – Cogent Education, 2022
Recent empirical research has demonstrated the importance of mastery motivation in child development. Therefore, it is essential to have valid and reliable instruments to measure this variable. The Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaires (DMQ 18) was validated in English, Hungarian, Chinese and Spanish. In this article, we evaluate the psychometric…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Russian, Romance Languages, Ethnic Groups
Structural Relationships among Teachers' Goal Orientations for Teaching, Self-Efficacy, Burnout, and Attitudes towards Teaching
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Yildizli, Hülya – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2019
Teachers' goal orientations for teaching are one of the most important motivational beliefs affecting instructional processes. This study investigated the structural relationship between teachers' goal orientations for teaching and their attitudes towards their job through measures of self-efficacy and burnout. 495 teachers (working in primary,…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Burnout, Comparative Analysis
Comparing Three Models of Achievement Goals: Goal Orientations, Goal Standards, and Goal Complexes
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Senko, Corwin; Tropiano, Katie L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Achievement goal theory (Dweck, 1986) initially characterized mastery goals and performance goals as opposites in a good-bad dualism of student motivation. A later revision (Harackiewicz, Barron, & Elliot, 1998) contended that both goals can provide benefits and be pursued together. Perhaps both frameworks are correct: Their contrasting views…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Goal Orientation, Guidelines, Outcomes of Education
Adolescents' Goal Orientations for Science in Single-Gender Israeli Religious Schools
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Fortus, David; Daphna, Limor – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Israeli students and their families can choose between state-funded secular, religious, orthodox, and other alternative schools (e.g., Waldorf, Montessori, democratic). Earlier studies showed that the motivation to engage with science differs greatly between Israeli students in secular schools and democratic schools, with these differences being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Single Sex Schools, Religious Education
Positive Classroom Motivational Environments : Convergence between Mastery Goal Structure and Classroom Social Climate
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Patrick, Helen; Kaplan, Avi; Ryan, Allison M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
In a series of 4 studies we investigated the relations of mastery goal structure and 4 dimensions of the classroom social climate (teacher academic support, teacher emotional support, classroom mutual respect, task-related interaction). We conducted multidimensional scaling with separate adolescent samples that differed considerably (i.e., by…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Multidimensional Scaling, Factor Analysis, Social Environment