ERIC Number: EJ809478
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Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 18
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Middle School Focus: Examining the Interplay between Middle School Students Achievement Goals and Self-Efficacy in a Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment
Hsieh, Peggy; Cho, Yunjoong; Liu, Min; Schallert, Diane L.
American Secondary Education, v36 n3 p33-50 Sum 2008
Researchers have suggested that self-efficacy and goal orientation are context specific variables. However, few researchers have addressed these variables in technology-enhanced learning environments. This study examined changes in 549 middle school students' goal orientation, self-efficacy, and science knowledge after engaging in science learning in a technology rich environment. Also explored was how these motivational constructs interact to predict science achievement. Findings indicated that students' performance and self-efficacy increased significantly while the performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals significantly decreased. Findings also indicated that performance-avoidance goals moderated the relation between self-efficacy and science achievement, indicating that self-efficacy has positive influences
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Science Achievement, Goal Orientation, Adolescents, Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Attitude Change, Student Motivation, Science Instruction, Correlation, Prediction, Performance Factors, Technology Integration
Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Education. 229 Dwight Schar Building, 401 College Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805. Tel: 419-289-5273; Web site: http://www3.ashland.edu/ase
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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