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EJ388054 TM514149
Title: Achievement Goals in the Classroom: Students' Learning Strategies and Motivation Processes.Author(s): Ames, Carole; Archer, Jennifer
Source: Journal of Educational Psychology, v80 n3 p260-67 Sep 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1989
A study involving
176 secondary school students was undertaken to determine how specific
motivational processes are related to the salience of mastery and
performance goals in classroom settings. Findings suggest that classroom
goal orientation may facilitate maintenance of adaptive motivation
patterns when students adopt salient mastery goals. (TJH)
Descriptors: Advanced Students; *Classroom Environment; Classroom
Techniques; *Goal Orientation; *Mastery Learning; *Performance Factors;
Secondary Education; *Secondary School Students; Student Educational
Objectives; *Student Motivation
