When do mastery and performance goals facilitate academic achievement

Volume: 59, Pages: 101795
Published: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract
null null The most surprising and controversial finding in achievement goal research is that performance goals predict academic achievement more reliably than do mastery goals. This paper reviews and tests multiple explanations for those effects. Each assumes that either goal can facilitate achievement under particular learning conditions. The challenge framework posits that performance goals facilitate achievement only on simple tasks, and that...
Paper Details
Title
When do mastery and performance goals facilitate academic achievement
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
59
Pages
101795
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