Goal and Self-Evaluative Influences during Children's Cognitive Skill Learning

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ID8222433
AuthorsDale Schunk (0000-0003-3963-9306, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Dale H Schunk
Year1996
Volume33
Issue2
Pages359
Publication date1996-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/1163289
OpenAlexW4244696689
LanguageEN
Citations received5

Two studies investigated how goals and self-evaluation affect motivation and achievement outcomes. In both studies, fourth-grade students received instruction and practice on fractions over sessions. Students worked under conditions involving either a goal of learning how to solve problems (learning goal) or a goal of merely solving them (performance goal). In Study 1, half of the students in each goal condition evaluated their problem-solving capabilities. The learning goal with or without self-evaluation and the performance goal with self-evaluation led to higher self-efficacy, skill, motivation, and task orientation than did the performance goal without self-evaluation. In Study 2, all students in each goal condition evaluated their progress in skill acquisition. The learning goal led to higher motivation and achievement outcomes than did the performance goal. Research suggestions and implications for educational practice are discussed

Academic achievement · Affect (linguistics · Cognition · Goal Orientation · Goal setting · Goal theory · Mastery Learning · Mathematics education · Task (project management · Applied Psychology · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology

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