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The relationship between learning goal orientation, goal setting, and performance: a longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Taing Meng U.,
Smith Tiffany,
Singla Neha,
Johnson Russell E.,
Chang ChuHsiang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12119
Subject(s) - goal orientation , psychology , goal setting , orientation (vector space) , set (abstract data type) , trait , social psychology , point (geometry) , cognitive psychology , longitudinal study , goal theory , computer science , statistics , geometry , mathematics , programming language
In an educational setting, we examined the relationship of learning goal orientation with goal setting and performance over time. At the first time point, we assessed levels of trait learning goal orientation and asked participants to set performance goals. At each follow‐up time point, we reported to participants their current course grade and allowed them to revise their goals. Learning goal orientation was associated with both setting higher goals and maintaining higher performance over time. Additionally, the relationship of learning goal orientation and performance was found to be mediated by goal setting.