Relationships among students’ achievement goal orientations, perceived motivational climates, intrinsic motivation, and intention to continue exercise in Korean university physical activity classes.

Achievement goals have been linked to achievement in various educational settings. The present work explored day-to-day variations in achievement goal orientations (mastery, performance-approach, performance-avoidance) and their associations with intrinsic motivation in school and daily experiences of success and failure. Ambulatory assessment data from 108 students in Grade 5 were collected, with daily assessments of achievement goal orientations in the morning, intrinsic motivation at school, and end-of-day reports of academic success and failure. Multilevel models showed that children reported more intrinsic motivation and more success on days when they reported greater mastery goal orientation. Mastery goal orientations were also linked to better academic achievement one year later. Performance-avoidance orientation was associated with more failure on the same day. Dynamic structural equation models indicated reciprocal associations between goal orientations and experiences of success and failure across days. Findings suggest meaningful within-person dynamics among goals orientations and daily academic success and failure.

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Structured Self-Reflection as a Tool to Enhance Perceived Performance and Maintain Effort in Adult Recreational Salsa Dancers

The Sport Psychologist ◽

10.1123/tsp.23.2.151 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 151-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stephanie J. Hanrahan ◽

Rachel Pedro ◽

Ester Cerin

Keyword(s):

Intrinsic Motivation ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Goal Orientations ◽

Achievement Goal ◽

The Self ◽

Achievement Goal Orientations ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Self Reflection ◽

Reflection Process ◽

Perceived Performance

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of structured self-reflection in community dance classes would influence achievement goal orientations, levels of intrinsic motivation, or perceived dance performance. The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) and the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) were modified slightly to reflect involvement in salsa dancing rather than sport and then were administered to 139 Latin dance students at the beginning and end of an 11-week term. The dance classes were divided into control and intervention groups, balanced in terms of sample size and level of instruction. The intervention group completed a salsa self-reflection form during or after class for 9 weeks. At the posttest all students rated their salsa performance and the intervention group evaluated the self-reflection process. Results indicate that although achievement goal orientations were not affected, structured self-reflection is perceived to be a positive tool and may be a useful technique to enhance perceived performance and maintain effort and perceived importance. The participants’ perceptions of the self-reflection process were positive, with no negative effects of engaging in the process reported.

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Towards an understanding of children's motivation for physical activity: Achievement goal orientations, beliefs about sport success, and sport emotion in zimbabwean children

Psychology and Health ◽

10.1080/08870449608406921 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 49-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Stuart Biddle ◽

Adebowale Akande ◽

Symeon Vlachopoulos ◽

Kenneth Fox

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Goal Orientations ◽

Achievement Goal ◽

Achievement Goal Orientations

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Achievement Goal Orientations and Intrinsic Motivation in Physical Fitness Testing with Children

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.6.2.159 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 159-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 68

Author(s):

Marios Goudas ◽

Stuart Biddle ◽

Kenneth Fox

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Intrinsic Motivation ◽

Goal Orientation ◽

Goal Orientations ◽

Achievement Goal ◽

Fitness Testing ◽

Achievement Goal Orientations ◽

Performance Group ◽

Perceived Success ◽

Physical Fitness Testing

This study examined the relationship between dispositional achievement goal orientations and intrinsic motivation following physical fitness testing. Students, aged 11–15 years, completed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire, participated in the 20-m progressive shuttle run test, and then completed a modified Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI). Using their goal orientations, students were placed into one of four groups: low in both task and ego, high ego/low task, high task/low ego, and high in both task and ego. A MANOVA indicated that for students in the “high” and “low” performance groups, differences in intrinsic motivation between goal orientation groups were found. Perceived success and goal orientations had independent effects on intrinsic motivation for the lower performance group but interacted to influence intrinsic motivation for the higher performance group. It is concluded that children have different motivational reactions to fitness testing, depending on their goal profile, performance, and perceived success.

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