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Characteristics of ego‐ and task‐oriented students: a comparison of two methodologies
Author(s) -
Seifert Timothy L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1995.tb01136.x
Subject(s) - psychology , attribution , cluster (spacecraft) , preference , id, ego and super ego , interpretation (philosophy) , perception , social psychology , developmental psychology , statistics , mathematics , computer science , programming language , neuroscience
A motivation questionnaire was completed by 79 grade five students. Responses were subjected to a factor analysis which was followed by a series of Pearson correlations between the resultant factor scores and measures of ability perceptions, self‐worth, self‐efficacy, success and failure attributions, positive and negative emotions, and preference for challenge. Responses were also subjected to a cluster analysis followed by a series of between‐group contrasts with each of the aforementioned motivational constructs as the dependent variable and cluster membership as the independent variable. Factor analytic‐correlational methodology was compared to cluster analysis with between‐groups contrasts to determine the agreement between the two methods. While there was agreement in interpretation of the data, several discrepancies appeared. The conclusion is that cluster analysis may be a useful way to refine goal theory.