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The origins, evolution, and future directions of achievement goal theory
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Abstract Quickly after its introduction in the early 1980′s, achievement goal theory blossomed into one of the most popular frameworks in motivation research. Over three plus decades, the theory evolved in a number of ways. Some of these developments brought about much-needed conceptual and methodological clarity; but, they also involved a shift away from questions of complexity and contextualism that marked the earlier research on achievement goals. In this paper, we consider the original focus of achievement goal theory, several ways in which the theory has changed, and what we have learned from intervention research and examinations of achievement goals among diverse populations. The paper concludes with suggestions for future directions in achievement goal research to increase focus on complexity, educational contexts, and issues of ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity.
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- Authors
- Urdan, T., & Kaplan, A.
- Venue
- Contemporary Educational Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-04
- Volume
- 61
- Pages
- 101862
- ISSN
- 0361-476X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3022976661
- Cited by
- 391
- References
- 71
- FWCI
- 38.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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