Classrooms
Goals, structures, and student motivation.
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23313950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carole Ames (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-271 |
| Publication date | 1992-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0663 • E-ISSN: 1939-2176 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-0663.84.3.261 |
| OpenAlex | W2056855771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 875 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article examines the classroom learning environment in relation to achievement goal theory of motivation. Classroom structures are described in terms of how they make different types of achievement goals salient and as a consequence elicit qualitatively different patterns of motivation. Task, evaluation and recognition, and authority dimensions of classrooms are presented as examples of structures that can influence children's orientation toward different achievement goals. Central to the thesis of this article is a perspective that argues for an identification of classroom structures that can contribute to a mastery orientation, a systematic analysis of these structures, and a determination of how these structures relate to each other
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| Unique citing works | 875 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 25 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2026 (36) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 698 |