The Effects of Goal Setting in a Developmental Algebra Course

<p>The purpose of this study was to study the effects of goal setting on students in a developmental algebra course. This study examined the effects on test scores for students that were prescribed a test score goal, students that created their own test score goal, and then compared to a control group. Three classes of developmental algebra were chosen with a total of 25 participants with reported results. Results showed that students with a goal on a test did not score significantly better than students without a goal, but did score significantly better on a test after the goal than tests before the goal.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Hunt, Richard Leo

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Mark Doggett (Director), Dr. Greg Arbuckle, Dr. Bryan Reaka

• MSLQ
• college algebra test grades
• goal setting
• developmental college courses
• Algebra

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1139

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-2141