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ERIC Number: EJ306022
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Achievement Attributions and Self-Instructions Under Competitive and Individualistic Goal Structures.
Ames, Carole
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n3 p478-87 Jun 1984
Fifth and sixth graders performed at a high or low level on a novel achievement task within a competitive or individual goal structure. The type and frequency of children's thoughts were assessed. Children made more ability attributions in the competitive condition and more effort attributions in the individual condition. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Affective Measures, Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Competition, Goal Orientation, Individualized Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Locus of Control, Motivation, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Effort
Note: The research reported in this article was supported by a University of Maryland General Research Board Award.