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A 3 x 2 Achievement Goal Model
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Elliot, Andrew J.; Murayama, Kou; Pekrun, Reinhard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
In the present research, a 3 x 2 model of achievement goals is proposed and tested. The model is rooted in the definition and valence components of competence, and encompasses 6 goal constructs: task-approach, task-avoidance, self-approach, self-avoidance, other-approach, and other-avoidance. The results from 2 studies provided strong support for…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Models, Replication (Evaluation), Competence
Testing Models of the Experience of Self-Determination in Intrinsic Motivation and the Conundrum of Choice.
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Reeve, Johnmarshall; Nix, Glen; Hamm, Diane – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2003
Investigates commonly cited experiential qualities (internal locus, volition, perceived choice) to propose a model of the essential nature of perceived self-determination in intrinsic motivation. Results supported model in which internal locus and volition, but not perceived choice, constitute valid indicators of self-determination. Discusses…
Descriptors: College Students, Locus of Control, Models, Self Determination
Motivational Dynamics of Children's Academic Help-Seeking and Concealment
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Marchand, Gwen; Skinner, Ellen A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Models of self-regulated learning and of children's coping both consider help-seeking an adaptive response to academic problems, yet students do not always seek help when it is needed, and help-seeking generally declines across early adolescence. A study of 765 children in elementary and middle school (Grades 3-6) during fall and spring of the…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Age Differences, Coping, Middle Schools
Relationship of Academic Help Seeking to the Use of Learning Strategies and Other Instrumental Achievement Behavior in College Students.
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Karabenick, Stuart A.; Knapp, John R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Correlates of help-seeking by college students were examined in 3 studies involving a total of 1,539 students. Evidence from all three studies supports the view that help-seeking in college is an achievement-related, rather than a dependent, behavior. Active learners were more likely to seek help when needed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, College Students, Goal Orientation