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ERIC Number: EJ627371
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
Effective Self-Regulation of Goal Attainment.
Oettingen, Gabriele; Honig, Gaby; Gollwitzer, Peter M.
International Journal of Educational Research, v33 n7-8 p705-32 2000
Analyzed self-regulatory strategies of goal setting and goal striving in 3 experiments involving 55 German middle school students, 20 German young adults, and 39 German college students. Results show that contrasting fantasy about a desired future with present reality and forming implementation intentions are effective self-regulatory strategies for goal setting and goal implementation. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intentional Learning, Learning Strategies, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Germany; Goal Setting; Self Regulation
Note: Theme issue titled "Conceptions of Volition: Theoretical Investigations and Studies of Practice." Research supported by grants form the German Science Foundation and the University of Konstanz.