Goal Instability: Implications for Academic Performance among Students in Learning Skills Courses.

Scott, Kathleen J.; Robbins, Steven B.

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ERIC Number: EJ318081

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Goal Instability: Implications for Academic Performance among Students in Learning Skills Courses.

Scott, Kathleen J.; Robbins, Steven B.

Journal of College Student Personnel, v26 n2 p129-33 Mar 1985

Examined the effects of goal instability on performance of students enrolled in learning skills courses (N=60). Results showed students with high goal instability had lower grade point averages than students with low goal instability. (BH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Goal Orientation, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Study Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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