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Stability and change in achievement goal orientations: A person-centered approach




TekijätTuominen-Soini H, Salmela-Aro K, Niemivirta M

KustantajaACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Julkaisuvuosi2011

Lehti: Contemporary Educational Psychology

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiCONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Lehden akronyymiCONTEMP EDUC PSYCHOL

Vuosikerta36

Numero2

Aloitussivu82

Lopetussivu100

Sivujen määrä19

ISSN0361-476X

eISSN1090-2384

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2010.08.002


Tiivistelmä
Two longitudinal studies used a person-centered approach to examine the stability and change in students' achievement goal orientations within a school year (i.e., during 9th grade; measurement period 4 months, N = 530) and between school years (i.e., across 11th and 12th grade; measurement period 12 months, N = 519). Distinct groups of students with different motivational profiles were extracted in both studies with considerable consistency in profiles across the two academic contexts (i.e., lower and upper secondary school). Four groups of students were identified in both studies: indifferent, success-oriented, mastery-oriented, and avoidance-oriented. Students' motivational profiles were substantially stable; about 60% of all students displayed a stable motivational profile over time. Furthermore, most changes in the group memberships were directed towards similar groups. Findings support the conception of achievement goal orientation as an enduring disposition that reflects students' generalized beliefs and tendencies to select certain goals and to favor certain outcomes. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.



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