Why do students strive to outperform classmates? Unpacking their reasons for pursuing performance goals

Achievement goal theory has evolved since introduced about 40 years ago. One of its newer variants is the goal complex model. It assumes that each achievement goal (i.e., performance or mastery) can be pursued for many reasons and, more provocatively, that the goal’s effects depend partly on why it is pursued. Clearly, the first task for this area is to identify likely goal pursuit reasons, develop and validate a measure of reasons, and chart the influence of those reasons. Progress remains limited, however. Nearly all studies have considered only a small set of reasons suggested predominantly by self-determination theory, overlooking several other plausible reasons. Nor is there an established measure of goal pursuit reasons. To overcome those limitations, the current study validated and tested a new goal complex measure that includes several additional goal pursuit reasons, both personal (e.g., pride) and social (e.g., to make close others proud, or to help or serve others) in nature. Two culturally distinct samples of university students – one from the USA (n = 400), the other from Thailand (n = 404) – completed the measure with performance goals in mind and then reported a diverse array of educational outcomes. Their results converge for the most part. In each sample, the new measure proved to have good structural validity and psychometric properties. Several goal complexes, including the new social ones, showed unique and often desirable relationships with outcomes, too. The findings raise several research directions and implications for achievement goal theory.     

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发挥学生在高中英语教学中的主体作用的策略探讨

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关于我国高校高水平运动队可持续发展的研究

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’95全国甲A联赛冠军上海申花队射门进球情况探析

采用现场观摩与录像分析等研究方法,对’95全国甲A联赛冠军上海申花队的射门技战术运用特点及进球区域等进行了分析。     

2006 年世界杯足球赛进球统计分析

对2006年世界杯足球赛64场比赛147个进球进行统计分析。结果显示：比赛75～90min是射门进球高峰期；射门进球最佳区域是罚球区内球门区线附近；进球射门以右脚射门为主；直接射门是主要射门方式；进球以高球居多；传身后是有效的进攻手段，定位球的作用日益突出；前锋队员进球最多。     

高职课程改革与建设的目标及思路

在新的发展形势下，高职课程改革应以就业为导向、能力为本位，明确课程改革与建设的目标、思路等要求，以满足时代发展的需要。     

分级教学在大学英语教学实践中的应用

对我国大学英语教学现状的分析,并结合玉溪师范学院英语分级教学的具体实施,从理论研究到课堂实验,论述了分类指导、分层教学的必要性,充分肯定了分级教学在大学英语教学中的积极作用。