Effects of Teacher and Student Goal Setting and Evaluations on Mathematics Achievement and Student Attitudes.

Hannafin, Michael J.

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ERIC Number: EJ249339

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Publication Date: 1981

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Effects of Teacher and Student Goal Setting and Evaluations on Mathematics Achievement and Student Attitudes.

Hannafin, Michael J.

Journal of Educational Research, v74 n5 p321-26 May-Jun 1981

Research on varying the instructional locus of control between students and teachers indicates that individually-set goals were attained more often by students than those set by their teachers. Students who set their own goals also had better attitudes and higher evaluations. (CJ)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6, Independent Study, Individual Instruction, Student Educational Objectives, Student Evaluation, Student Responsibility, Teacher Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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