Abstract
Students' motivational goal orientations are critical to their adjustment and achievement in school. It is widely postulated that school climate and sex may influence students' motivational goal orientations. Despite this postulate, relatively little empirical evidence exists to support it. This study examines both the individual and interactive effects of school and sex differences on students' mastery, performance, work avoidance and social motivational goal orientations. Approximately six-hundred middle school students participated in the study, where the effects of school and sex on three academic and five social goals were examined. Results suggest that school climate (F [22, 1656
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Australian Association for Research in Education 2005 conference papers |
| Publisher | Australian Association for Research in Education |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | Australian Association for Research in Education. Conference - Duration: 2 Dec 2012 → … |
Publication series
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| ISSN (Print) | 1324-9339 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Association for Research in Education. Conference |
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| Period | 2/12/12 → … |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education
Keywords
- motivation in education
- sex differences in education
- school environment
- school children
- attitudes
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