A longitudinal study of achievement goals for college in general: Predicting cumulative GPA and diversity in course selection

This correlational longitudinal study examined how college students’ achievement goals for college in general predicted overall grade point average and diversity in course selection. During their first semester of college, students (N = 214) reported their performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery-approach goals for college and completed a measure of achievement motivation. Two years later, students’ transcripts were obtained to...