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ERIC Number: EJ809478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-1003
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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
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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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