ERIC Number: EJ1041098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1381-2890
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A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Achievement and Social Goals among Chinese and Filipino Students
King, Ronnel B.; Ganotice, Fraide A.; Watkins, David A.
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v17 n3 p439-455 Sep 2014
We examined how achievement (mastery and performance) and social goals (affiliation, approval, concern, and status) influenced various learning outcomes in two collectivist cultures. Filipino (n = 355) and Hong Kong Chinese (n = 697) secondary students answered the relevant questionnaires. Regression analyses using mastery, performance, and social goals as predictors and learning outcomes as criterion variables were done separately for the HK and Filipino samples. Results indicated that the all the social goals were positively associated with adaptive learning. Mastery goal emerged as a positive predictor of deep learning and self-regulation across both contexts. To understand the relative importance of different goals, causal dominance analysis was used. Different types of goals were causally dominant for the HK and Filipino students. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Metacognition, Predictor Variables, Asians, Foreign Countries, Collectivism, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning, Regression (Statistics), Correlation, Causal Models, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong; Philippines
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