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Download full textDowson, Martin; McInerney, Dennis M. – 1997
This paper outlines the development of a quantitative instrument designed to measure students' multiple achievement goals and key aspects of their cognitive engagement in Australian educational settings. The paper demonstrates the use of congeneric measurement models in assessing and improving the validity of the scales comprising the Goal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Cognitive Processes, Educational Objectives
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Direct linkNelson, Genevieve F.; O'Mara, Alison J.; McInerney, Dennis M.; Dowson, Martin – International Education Journal, 2006
There is a paucity of research on motivation and education in developing countries. Although psychological constructs relating to academic engagement and achievement have been identified and researched in a number of cross-cultural settings this body of research has rarely been extended to the developing world. The processes by which students from…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Developed Nations
