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ERIC Number: EJ653376
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Predicting Success in College: A Longitudinal Study of Achievement Goals and Ability Measures as Predictors of Interest and Performance from Freshman Year through Graduation.
Harackiewicz, Judith M.; Barron, Kenneth E.; Tauer, John M.; Elliot, Andrew J.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v94 n3 p562-75 Sep 2002
Examines the role of achievement goals, ability, and high school performance in predicting academic success over students' college careers. Results reveal that mastery goals predicted continued interest, whereas performance-approach goals predicted performance. Ability measures and prior high school performance predicted academic performance but not interest. (Contains 65 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Students, Goal Orientation, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Predictor Variables, Student Educational Objectives, Student Interests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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