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The Relationship between Future Goals and Achievement Goal Orientations: An Intrinsic-Extrinsic Motivation Perspective
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Lee, Jie Qi; McInerney, Dennis M.; Liem, Gregory Arief D.; Ortiga, Yasmin P. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2010
This research aimed to study the relationships between students' future goals (FGs) and their immediate achievement goal orientations (AGOs) among 5733 Singaporean secondary school students (M age = 14.18, SD = 1.26; 53% boys). To this end, we hypothesized that the relationships between like valenced FGs and AGOs (both intrinsic or both extrinsic)…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Incentives, Goal Orientation, Prediction
Examining the Valuing of Schooling as a Motivational Indicator of American Indian Students: Perspectives Based on a Model of Future Oriented Motivation and Self-Regulation
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Brickman, Stephanie; McInerney, Dennis M.; Martin, Amy – Journal of American Indian Education, 2009
There is an extensive research history related to understanding how educational institutions can better serve the American Indian student. However, there is little research on how the sociocultural context shapes perceptions of the future and impacts student achievement. This study investigates who the sociocultural context of home and school…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Schools, American Indians, Metacognition
Dimensions of School Motivation: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study.
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McInerney, Dennis M.; Sinclair, Kenneth E. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Examines M. L. Maehr's Personal Investment Model of motivation. Presents evidence for the usefulness of the theoretical framework and the validity of the Inventory of School Motivation, based on the theory, using data for 2,152 high school students from aboriginal (n=492), migrant (n=487), and Anglo (n=1,173) backgrounds in Australia. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories