Goal and Self-Evaluative Influences During Children’s Cognitive Skill Learning

Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 359 - 382
Published: Jun 1, 1996
Abstract
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...
Paper Details
Title
Goal and Self-Evaluative Influences During Children’s Cognitive Skill Learning
Published Date
Jun 1, 1996
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
359 - 382
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