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ERIC Number: EJ511098
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
Academic Goal Orientations and Student Classroom Achievement.
Schraw, Gregory; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v20 n3 p359-68 Jul 1995
Studied whether the goal orientations of college students affect achievement, strategy use, and metacognition with 448 undergraduates. Results supported the view that a strong learning orientation facilitates the development of cognitive skills for academic achievement independent of one's performance orientation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Learning, Metacognition, Skill Development, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Strategy Choice