Goal Theory

VARIABLES

Mastery goals, Performance goals, Social goals, Motivational climate, Approach and avoidance extensions

DOMAINS:

Contributors: name list here

DEVELOPERS

BACKGROUND

REFERENCES ~ Coding Spreadsheet - Web View

Covington. Martin V. (2000). Goal Theory, Motivation, and School Achievement: An Integrative Review Annual Review of Psychology. Volume 51, Page 171-200, Feb 2000 Abstract | Full Text | PDF (117 KB) | Add to Favorites | Related
The purpose of this review is to document the directions and recent progress in our understanding of the motivational dynamics of school achievement. Based on the accumulating research it is concluded that the quality of student learning as well as the will to continue learning depends closely on an interaction between the kinds of social and academic goals students bring to the classroom, the motivating properties of these goals and prevailing classroom reward structures. Implications for school reform that follow uniquely from a motivational and goal-theory perspective are also explored.
Martin, A., & Dowson, M. (2009). Interpersonal relationships, motivation, engagement, and achievement: Yields for theory, current issues, and educational practice. Review of Educational Research, 79(1), 327-65.