Academic Goal Orientations and Student Classroom Achievement.

Schraw, Gregory; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ511098

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Publication Date: 1995

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Academic Goal Orientations and Student Classroom Achievement.

Schraw, Gregory; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v20 n3 p359-68 Jul 1995

Studied whether the goal orientations of college students affect achievement, strategy use, and metacognition with 448 undergraduates. Results supported the view that a strong learning orientation facilitates the development of cognitive skills for academic achievement independent of one's performance orientation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Learning, Metacognition, Skill Development, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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