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Adolescents' Theories of Education.
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Nicholls, John G.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1985
High school students' views about what the aims of education should be, their personal goals in school, and their perceptions of the causes of success in school were found to be related to one another in a logically consistent fashion. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Goal Orientation, High Schools, Relevance (Education)
Dimensions of Achievement Motivation in Schoolwork and Sport.
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Duda, Joan L.; Nicholls, John G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1992
Beliefs about causes of success in school and sports were related in a logical fashion to personal goals for 207 high school students. Satisfaction and boredom in the classroom were primarily predicted by personal goal orientations. In sports, satisfaction and boredom were more intimately linked to perceptions of ability. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Education, Achievement Need, Athletics
Fifth Graders' Achievement Orientations and Beliefs: Individual and Classroom Differences.
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Thorkildsen, Theresa A.; Nicholls, John G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998
Thirty classes of fifth graders (n=536) were surveyed to see if their criteria for academic success, beliefs about the causes of success, and perceptions of teachers' expectations involved the coordination of personal values and contextual norms. Beliefs about causes of success have some relation to personal identities and students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Beliefs