Development of achievement goals and their relation to academic interest and achievement in adolescence: A review of the literature and two longitudinal studies.
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= 10.58). Students reported their mastery, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance goals and their interest in mathematics. Mathematics achievement was assessed by school grades (Studies 1 and 2) and standardized test scores (Study 1). Data were analyzed using latent growth curve, multiple process, and cross-lagged models. Findings for the 2 studies evidenced a substantial degree of consistency. All goals decreased and the decrease became smaller over time in most instances. Controlling for nonfocal goals and demographic variables (socioeconomic status, gender), multiple process models revealed that change in mastery and performance-approach goals was positively related or unrelated to change in interest and achievement, whereas change in performance-avoidance goals was negatively related or unrelated to change in interest and achievement. Cross-lagged models revealed that relations between the achievement goals on the one hand and interest and achievement on the other hand were reciprocal rather than unidirectional. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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In recent investigations of the reciprocal relationship between motivation and achievement, motivation constructs other than academic self-concept have started to be included.
“In recent investigations of the reciprocal relationship between motivation and achievement, motivation constructs other than ASC have started to be included (e.g., self-efficacy in Grigg et al., 2018;Schöber et al., 2018;achievement goals in Scherrer et al., 2020; intrinsic motivation in Hebbecker et al., 2019;and interest in Höft & Bernholt, 2019).”
From Motivation-Achievement Cycles in Learning: a Literature Review and Research Agenda (2022) · cites this paper as Scherrer et al., 2020
There are other well-studied motivation constructs such as achievement goals, self-efficacy, interest, and intrinsic motivation.
“Given that there are other well-studied motivation constructs such as achievement goals, self-efficacy, interest, and intrinsic motivation (Scherrer et al., 2020;Scherrer & Preckel, 2019), further research with multiple non-ASC motivation constructs included as concomitant predictors of academic achievement is therefore much needed.”
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Scherrer et al. (2020) found reciprocal effects only in later time points and not in earlier time points after transition into secondary school.
“Some support for such a pattern is provided in Scherrer et al. (2020) who found the reciprocal effects only in later time points and not in earlier time points after transition into secondary school.”
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- Authors
- Scherrer, V., Preckel, F., Schmidt, I., & Elliot, A. J.
- Affiliations
- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (DE)
- Venue
- Developmental Psychology
- Published
- 2020-04
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 795-814
- ISSN
- 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0599
- OpenAlex
- W3006553000
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 15.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Education in Bavaria
- Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports in Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Karg Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- achievement goals, mastery goals, performance-approach goals, performance-avoidance goals, student learning interest, mathematics achievement, adolescents
- MeSH terms
- Academic Success, Achievement, Adolescent, Child, Child Development, Female, Goals, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Adolescent Development
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