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ERIC Number: EJ142054
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Role of Performance Goals in Prose Learning
LaPorte, Ronald E.; Nath, Raghu
Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 3, 260-4, Jun 76
Investigates a subject's internalized goals and the relationship of the goals to test performance as a function of different learning instructions. Stating specific goals was found to produce the most significant results among subjects. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Expectation, Objectives, Prose, Reading Tests, Response Style (Tests), Time Factors (Learning), Verbal Learning
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