Linking goals to outcomes: Exploring students' achievement goals, strategy use, and standards of success for learning

<p>This study explored stability in achievement goals and learning behaviors within a two-part learning project. Based on previous literature exploring stability in achievement goal orientation, it was hypothesized that students' goals and self-efficacy would show evidence of change within and between the two task sessions. This was tested through a series of self-report surveys. Literature on the relationship between achievement goals and reading strategies showed that mastery oriented students used more reading strategies than performance oriented students. This was tested by imposing a performance oriented measure on one half of the participants. Data was analyzed with quantitative methods. Findings from this study supported only the first hypothesis. Goals and self-efficacy showed evidence of instability within and between the two sessions. However, students in both the performance and mastery conditions used similar learning behaviors. This suggests learning projects are an important area on which motivation research should continue to focus.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Koritz, Kirsten Nerissa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Michael Middleton

• Education
• Educational Psychology
• Reading
• Psychology
• Cognitive

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/558

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholars.unh.edu:dissertation-1557