Fifth graders' achievement orientations and beliefs: Individual and classroom differences.

Thirty classes of 5th graders (10-year-olds) were surveyed to see if children's criteria for success (motivational orientations), beliefs about the causes of success, and perceptions of teachers' expectations involved the coordination of personal values and contextual norms. Classes as well as individuals have distinct motivational personalities: For both levels of analysis, Task Orientation was associated with beliefs that Interest and Effort...