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ERIC Number: EJ554474
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Encouraging Elementary Students to Set Realistic Goals.
White, Keith; Hohn, Robert; Tollefson, Nona
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v12 n1 p48-57 Fall-Win 1997
Studied goal setting by elementary students by utilizing a strategy of psychomotor and academic games. No grade level differences were observed; however, proportionally more second- through fourth-grade girls and fifth-grade boys were classified as realistic goal setters. Concludes elementary students can set realistic goals in academic and psychomotor games. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childrens Games, Educational Games, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Psychomotor Skills, Self Efficacy, Student Educational Objectives
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Goal Based Education; Goal Development; Goal Setting