Individual Differences in Achievement Goals among Young Children.

Smiley, Patricia A.; Dweck, Carol S.

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ERIC Number: EJ496733

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Individual Differences in Achievement Goals among Young Children.

Smiley, Patricia A.; Dweck, Carol S.

Child Development, v65 n6 p1723-43 Dec 1994

Tested on preschoolers a goal-confidence model for older children that predicts achievement behavior during failure. Found that individual differences in achievement goals emerge very early. Children appeared to have developed a mechanism for selecting learning opportunities prior to formal school experience. (AA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Child Development, Goal Orientation, Helplessness, Learning Strategies, Preschool Children, Self Concept, Self Motivation, Student Educational Objectives

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED512029