Improving Low Achievers' Academic Performance at University by Changing the Social Value of Mastery Goals
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| Title: | Improving Low Achievers' Academic Performance at University by Changing the Social Value of Mastery Goals |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dompnier, Benoît, Darnon, Céline, Meier, Emanuele, Brandner, Catherine, Smeding, Annique, Butera, Fabrizio |
| Source: | American Educational Research Journal. Aug 2015 52(4):720-749. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Low Achievement, Mastery Learning, Goal Orientation, College Students, Educational Experiments, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Educational Benefits, Social Desirability, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Reading Comprehension, Regression (Statistics), Replication (Evaluation), Correlation |
| Geographic Terms: | Switzerland |
| DOI: | 10.3102/0002831215585137 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8312 |
| Abstract: | Recent research has shown that, in a university context, mastery goals are highly valued and that students may endorse these goals either because they believe in their utility (i.e., social utility), in which case mastery goals are positively linked to achievement, or to create a positive image of themselves (i.e., social desirability), in which case mastery goals do not predict academic achievement. The present two experiments induced high versus neutral levels of mastery goals' social utility and social desirability. Results confirmed that mastery goals predicted performance only when these goals were presented as socially useful but not presented as socially desirable, especially among low achievers, those who need mastery goals the most to succeed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 73 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1068327 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Recent research has shown that, in a university context, mastery goals are highly valued and that students may endorse these goals either because they believe in their utility (i.e., social utility), in which case mastery goals are positively linked to achievement, or to create a positive image of themselves (i.e., social desirability), in which case mastery goals do not predict academic achievement. The present two experiments induced high versus neutral levels of mastery goals' social utility and social desirability. Results confirmed that mastery goals predicted performance only when these goals were presented as socially useful but not presented as socially desirable, especially among low achievers, those who need mastery goals the most to succeed. |
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| ISSN: | 0002-8312 |
| DOI: | 10.3102/0002831215585137 |
