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Direct linkBai, Barry; Wang, Jing – Language Teaching Research, 2023
This study examined the role of growth mindset, self-efficacy, and intrinsic value in self-regulated learning (SRL) and English language learning achievements in Hong Kong primary school students. A sample of 690 4th graders participated in the study. The findings suggest that the level of SRL strategy use (i.e. monitoring, effort regulation, and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Examining the Association of Grit with Test Emotions among Hong Kong Chinese Primary School Students
Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Fong, Ricci W. – School Psychology International, 2018
Passion and perseverance for long-term goals or grit has been linked to various indices of educational success such as academic achievement, engagement, and motivation. Despite the nascent evidence regarding the beneficial impact of grit, previous investigations adopted a variable-centered approach which could not explore how individuals with…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement
Ning, Hoi Kwan – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
The 3 × 2 achievement goal framework comprising task-approach, task-avoidance, self-approach, self-avoidance, other-approach, and other-avoidance goals is the most recent conceptual development in goal orientation research. The purpose of this study was to extend the current literature by investigating the validity of the 3 × 2 Achievement Goal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
Jian, Xu; Ya-Ting, Huang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
In this research, the relationships among social support, including parents', teachers', and peers' support, goal orientation, and reading amount in English were examined directly and indirectly in a sample of Hong Kong senior primary school students (N = 570) using a questionnaire survey. It was assumed that parents', teachers', and peers'…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Gender Differences, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries
Yan, Zi – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the key demographic variables of gender, school level and goal orientation on students' self-assessment practices, including self-directed feedback seeking (SDFS) and self-reflection (SR). A total of 8843 Hong Kong students were surveyed, ranging from Primary 4 to Secondary 6. The results…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response), Predictor Variables
Chen, Wei-Wen – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study examined the relationships among filial piety, goal orientations, and academic achievement among Chinese students. A survey of 336 university students in Hong Kong was carried out to collect information on their filial piety beliefs, goal orientations and grade point averages. Structural equation modelling indicated that reciprocal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Correlation
The Relationship between Goal Orientation and Academic Achievement in Hong Kong: The Role of Context
Chen, Wei-Wen; Wong, Yi-Lee – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
Previous research has examined how goal orientations relate to a wide range of contextual variables. However, there is surprisingly little research examining the relationship between achievement context and students' goal orientations, or the cultural variations in such relationships. The purpose of the present study was, therefore, to explore the…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Mastery Learning
King, Ronnel B.; Ganotice, Fraide A.; Watkins, David A. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2014
We examined how achievement (mastery and performance) and social goals (affiliation, approval, concern, and status) influenced various learning outcomes in two collectivist cultures. Filipino (n = 355) and Hong Kong Chinese (n = 697) secondary students answered the relevant questionnaires. Regression analyses using mastery, performance, and social…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Metacognition, Predictor Variables, Asians
Ku, Lisbeth; Dittmar, Helga; Banerjee, Robin – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Is materialism systematically related to teenagers' learning motivation as well as actual learning outcomes? The reported research tested a theoretical model of associations among materialism, achievement goals, and exam performance among teenagers. Study 1 tested the theoretical model in 4 groups of teenagers drawn from 2 different educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation, Evidence, Adolescents
Chan, David W. – High Ability Studies, 2008
This study examined four goal orientations and their relationships to achievement among 1041 Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. These students endorsed learning and social goals over performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. The endorsement of learning goals emerged consistently as the significant predictor predicting achievement in…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Goal Orientation, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
Lau, Kit-Ling; Lee, John C. K. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: The mixed findings of previous studies on the nature and effects of performance goals have led to a call for re-examination of the dichotomous framework of achievement goal orientation theory. While the call for a revised achievement goal orientation theory has received considerable discussion in Western studies, it is not clear…
Descriptors: Females, Self Efficacy, Construct Validity, Factor Structure
Ng, Chi-hung – Open Learning, 2006
This study examines the relationship between achievement goals and some important learning-related variables in the completion of a course assignment. The research on achievement goals is reviewed and two contentious issues--the nature of performance goals and the effects of multiple goals--are highlighted. Three hundred and seventy-three Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Achievement Need, Assignments
Perceived Parenting Styles and Goal Orientations: A Study of Teacher Education Students in Hong Kong
Chan, Kwok-wai; Chan, Siu-mui – Research in Education, 2005
Two achievement goals and three perceived parenting styles were identified in a sample of Hong Kong teacher education students. Significant correlations exist within the perceived parenting styles and the achievement goals. Parental authoritativeness was significantly and positively related to learning goal, and parental authoritarianism was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Goal Orientation
