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Publication Date: 2020-Aug
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Has Achievement Goal Theory Been Right? A Meta-Analysis of the Relation between Goal Structures and Personal Achievement Goals
Bardach, Lisa; Oczlon, Sophie; Pietschnig, Jakob; Lüftenegger, Marko
Journal of Educational Psychology, v112 n6 p1197-1220 Aug 2020
Achievement goal theory includes both personal motivational features (achievement goals) and contextual features (goal structures). The theory holds that the prevailing goal structures in learning environments (such as the classroom) influence the achievement goals students adopt. This meta-analysis (k = 68, N = 47,975) examined the strength of the relationships between student ratings of goal structures (mastery-approach goal structures, mastery-avoidance goal structures, performance-approach goal structures, and performance-avoidance goal structures) and achievement goals (mastery-approach goals, mastery-avoidance goals, performance-approach goals, and performance-avoidance goals) as well as moderating variables. Results indicated that each achievement goal was most strongly related to its contextual counterpart. Educational level and world region moderated some of the relations, and for most combinations of goal structures and achievement goals, measures framing goal structures as a climate produced higher correlations than measures using the teacher as referent. Challenges and promising routes for future research and theory building are discussed.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning, Meta Analysis, Correlation, Teacher Student Relationship, Research Reports, Geographic Regions, Instructional Program Divisions, Gender Differences
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