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A latent profile analysis of college students’ achievement goal orientation

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ID23326258
AuthorsDena A Pastor (0000-0002-4703-4668, James Madison University, corresponding author), Kenneth E Barron (0000-0002-1094-3462, James Madison University), B J Miller (0000-0003-1868-1660), Bryan Miller (James Madison University), Susan L Davis (0000-0001-7521-9486, University of Nebraska–Lincoln)
Year2007
Volume32
Issue1
Pages8-47
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-476X • E-ISSN: 1090-2384
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.cedpsych.2006.10.003
OpenAlexW2151646746
LanguageEN
Citations received199
References cited49

Academic achievement · Cognitive psychology · Future Orientation · Goal Orientation · Goal setting · Latent variable · Mathematics education · Orientation (vector space) · Profiling (computer programming) · Variety (cybernetics) · Artificial Intelligence · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Psychology · Social Psychology

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