ERIC Number: EJ1109273
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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The 3 x 2 Achievement Goal Model in Predicting Online Student Test Anxiety and Help-Seeking
Yang, Yan; Taylor, Jeff; Cao, Li
International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, v31 n1 2016
This study investigates the utility of the new 3 × 2 achievement goal model in predicting online student test anxiety and help-seeking. Achievement goals refer to students' general aims for participating in learning and the standard by which they judge their achievement (Pintrich, 2000). According to Elliot and his colleagues (2011), there are six types of achievement goals based on three dimensions of competence (self-, task-, and other-) and two dimensions of valence (approach and avoidance). The sample included 209 students enrolled in distance education classes who volunteered for the study. Separate hierarchical regression was employed to examine the predictive power of achievement goals in online student test anxiety and help-seeking beyond self-efficacy and demographic differences. Achievement goals predicted online help-seeking differently from traditional classes. Students who endorsed other-avoidance or self-approach goals reported more help-seeking, while those with other-approach or self-avoidance goals reported less help-seeking. The study results and practical implications for online instruction and course design are discussed. [Note: The volume number shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct volume number is v31.]
Descriptors: Prediction, Online Courses, Test Anxiety, Help Seeking, Student Attitudes, Achievement, Distance Education, Regression (Statistics), Goal Orientation, Self Efficacy, Student Characteristics, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, College Students, Learning Strategies
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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